Ottawa police seek witnesses to serious collision on Montreal Road

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Ottawa Police Service headquarters on Elgin Street. (CityNews file photo)

By Alex Black

Posted Nov 24, 2023 10:54:37 AM.

Last Updated Nov 24, 2023 11:02:05 AM.

Police are asking for any witnesses to a serious collision in the east end to come forward.

The crash involving a motor vehicle and a pedestrian happened on Montreal Road at Église Street around 4:55 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 23.

The elderly pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital by the Ottawa Paramedic Service.

Investigators with the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) Fatal Collision Investigation Unit would like to speak with anyone who witnessed the collision or may have dashcam footage and have not yet spoken to police.

If you have information, you’re asked to please contact police at 613-236-1222, extension 2345. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.

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