One person is dead after a single-vehicle collision in rural Ottawa, according to a spokesperson for the Ottawa Paramedic Service.
Vehicle left road and hit pole, paramedics say
CBC News · Posted: Oct 22, 2026 7:45 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
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A spokesperson for the Ottawa Paramedic Service tells CBC News that one person is dead after a vehicle left the road and hit a pole in rural Ottawa on Wednesday evening. (Jean Delisle/CBC/Radio-Canada)
One person is dead after a single-vehicle collision in rural east Ottawa on Wednesday evening, according to a spokesperson for the Ottawa Paramedic Service.
Emergency crews were called to the scene on Devine Road between Sand Road and Frank Kenny Road at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, the Ottawa Police Service wrote in a statement.
One vehicle left the road and hit a pole and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene, paramedics told CBC News.
Paramedics did not release the victim’s age or gender, but said they were the only patient at the scene.
Devine Road was closed overnight for the investigation and reopened around 6:40 a.m. Thursday.
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