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Angus, Ont., man dies in snowmobile crash north of Bancroft: OPP

OPP are investigating after a snowmobile crash killed one in Hastings Highlands on Sunday. Lars Hagberg / File / The Canadian Press

Bancroft OPP are investigating a fatal snowmobile crash in Hastings Highlands on Saturday afternoon.

OPP say officers responded to the report of the crash on Hamilton Bay Trail, a rural road about 50 kilometres northwest of Bancroft, around 3:25 p.m.

Police and Hastings County paramedics located the driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

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On Monday, OPP identified the victim as Terry Pridham, 61, of Angus, Ont.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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NOTE: An earlier version of this story stated the incident occurred on Sunday. The OPP sent out a correction on Monday afternoon. The article has since been updated.

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