A man has died following an early morning collision on Highway 417 in Ottawa.
Ottawa OPP were called to the eastbound lanes of Highway 417 about one kilometre east of Hunt Club Road to respond to a collision around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
OPP are reporting that a car collided with the back of a tractor trailer.
As a result, police say the driver of the car, 35-year-old Wassim Kadoura of Ottawa, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision.
A 24-year-old passenger in Kadoura’s vehicle was sent to hospital with minor injuries, and the driver of the tractor trailer was unharmed.
Ottawa OPP are not anticipating any charges will be laid against the driver.
As of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, the eastbound lanes of Highway 417 were closed while OPP investigated the scene.
The eastbound lanes of the highway were closed until around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.