Fatal collision closes roadway near Kemptville as crews fix hydro pole

Provincial police from the Grenville detachment were called to a rural roadway just west of Kemptville, Ont. early Monday morning.

At about 6 a.m., officers received a report of a single-vehicle collision on Donoghue Road between Scotch Line Road West and County Road 43 in North Grenville.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene. Both North Grenville fire and paramedics attended the scene.

The road is expected to stay closed “for the next few hours” while Hydro One stabilizes a hydro pole.