Fatal crash in Dwyer Hill
One person is dead after a single vehicle crash in Dwyer Hill.
Emergency crews responded to the crash on Franktown Road, just west of Dwyer Hill Road, just after 1:30 a.m. Friday morning.
Ottawa Fire says the vehicle struck a hydro pole and ended up on its side in a ditch, with hydro wires across it.
Hydro Ottawa crews arrived on scene to secure the pole so emergency personnel could treat the patients.
A man in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene. A second person was not hurt.
Ottawa Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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