Head-on collision kills Quebec man in East Hawkesbury

Emergency responders were on scene in East Hawkesbury Township where a man was pronounced dead after a collision.

Provincial police from the Hawkesbury detachment are investigating the fatal collision that happened on County Road 17, east of Tupper Street around 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

United Counties of Prescott Russell Paramedics and the East Hawkesbury Fire Department were also called to the collision scene.

Police say a vehicle crossed the centre line and collided with an oncoming vehicle.

The driver who was pronounced dead at the scene is a 63-year-old man from Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk, Que. The other driver, a 34-year-old woman from Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Que., was transported by Air Ornge to a regional trauma centre.

Officials say she is in serious condition but has non-life-threatening injuries.

Hawkesbury police are continuing the investigation with assistance from a collision reconstructionist and members of the technical collision investigation team.

Witnesses to the collision or those that have relevant dashcam video, are asked to contact the Hawkesbury OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E241315875.