Two people were killed in the early morning hours Monday when a tractor-trailer collided with their stopped vehicle on Highway 417, according to Ottawa OPP.
OPP say the crash happened at 12:52 a.m. in the eastbound lanes around Panmure Road, west of Kanata.
Police say a man and a woman, who were standing between their utility trailer and their pickup truck parked on the side of the road, were killed when a tractor-trailer collided with the stopped vehicles.
Both were declared dead on the scene. The tractor-trailer driver was not injured.
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On Tuesday, OPP said the deceased were 54-year-old Mario Bernier and 27-year-old Jessica Derasp, both of Ottawa.
The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.