One dead in head-on crash on Mitch Owens Road

The driver of a car was killed this morning following a head-on collision with a dump truck on Mitch Owens Road near Bowesville Road in south Ottawa.

Paramedics says the 59 year-old driver of the truck was rushed to hospital in stable condition.

The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ottawa Police have closed off that section of Mitch Owens Road and urged drivers to avoid the area.

More to come.

M.Owens: driver dump truck M59 stable condition with extremity injuries. Driver of car pronounced dead at the scene. pic.twitter.com/f3zZYaMOdQ

— Ottawa Paramedic Svc (@OttawaParamedic) May 15, 2017

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  The scene of a fatal head-on collision between a car and a dump truck on Mitch Owens Road near Bowesville Road in south Ottawa on Monday, May 15, 2017. (Ottawa Paramedic Service photo)

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  59 year-old driver of the truck involved in a head-on collision on Mitch Owens Rd. was rushed to hospital in stable condition on Monday, May 17, 2017. (CTV Ottawa)