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SIU investigating man's death after police pursuit in Ottawa

An Ottawa Police vehicle is seen behind police tape. (CTV News Ottawa) An Ottawa Police vehicle is seen behind police tape. (CTV News Ottawa)
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Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a 28-year-old man whose car crashed after a police pursuit in Ottawa’s south end.

An OPP officer was conducting radar enforcement in the area of Hwy. 416 at approximately 10:40 p.m. Tuesday.

The Special Investigations Unit says the officer observed a driver travelling at a high rate of speed and pursued the vehicle.

"The officer stopped the pursuit and later located the vehicle after it had hit a pole on Dilworth Road," the SIU said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The SIU says three investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to the case. The post-mortem is scheduled for Thursday.

Anyone with information, including videos or photos, is asked to contact the Special Investigations Unit at 1-800-787-8529.

Correction

The SIU clarified it was an Ontario Provincial Police officer conducting the speed enforcement blitz

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