Northern Ont. side-by-side driver killed, passenger suffers serious injuries
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal crash of a side-by-side off-road vehicle east of Parry Sound that killed one and injured another Friday.
Emergency crews were called to the scene of a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) rollover on Rain Lake Road in Kearney around 4 p.m. Oct. 4, OPP said in a news release Monday.
Emergency crews called to side-by-side rollover on Rain Lake Road in Kearney, Ont., east of Parry Sound. Oct. 4, 2024 (Ontario Provincial Police)
"Both driver and passenger were ejected from the UTV and were transported to hospital via ambulance," OPP said.
"The driver was pronounced deceased at the hospital and the passenger suffered serious life-altering injuries."
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The traffic incident management enforcement team is helping with the investigation.
The road was closed for about seven hours after the collision.
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