One of two drivers involved in a head-on crash between a car and a pickup truck near North Gower on Monday morning has been pronounced dead at the scene, according to Ottawa paramedics.
Emergency crews were called to the area of Prince of Wales Drive and Third Line Road around 7:40 a.m., they said.
The unnamed driver of the car, a man in his 20s, was killed.
The man driving the truck was taken to hospital in stable condition with non life-threatening injuries, paramedics said. There were no other patients.
Ottawa police are asking people to avoid the area as they investigate.