Police seeking witnesses for motorcycle, SUV collision in Orléans

By Natasha O'Neill

Posted Aug 5, 2025 01:30:15 PM.

Last Updated Aug 5, 2025 01:40:58 PM.

Ottawa police are hoping the public can help them in a serious collision investigation.

It happened over the long weekend, on Aug. 4, around 9:20 p.m. Police were called to the intersection of Jeanne D’Arc and Orléans boulevards. There, officers found that an SUV and a motorcycle had crashed, with the motorcyclists sustaining serious injuries.

They remain in hospital.

Officials are hoping people will come forward if they have dashcam footage of the incident or have not yet spoken to police.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Fatal Collision Investigation Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 2345.

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