Ottawa police say one person is dead and three pedestrians suffered injuries after a vehicle crashed into a Rideau Street building on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The driver of the SUV was also treated for injuries.
Published: February 25, 2026 at 1:13PM EST
Pedestrian killed, 4 injured after SUV crashes into Ottawa building Officers from the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) inspect a traffic pole as they work the scene of a vehicle crash at the intersection of Rideau St., and Cobourg St., in downtown Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby 
Pedestrian killed, 4 injured after SUV crashes into Ottawa building Officers from the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) work the scene of a vehicle crash at the intersection of Rideau St., and Cobourg St., in downtown Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby 
Pedestrian killed, 4 injured after SUV crashes into Ottawa building A severely damaged vehicle is pictured at the scene of a crash as officers from the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) investigate near the intersection of Rideau St., and Cobourg St., in downtown Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby 
Pedestrian killed, 4 injured after SUV crashes into Ottawa building An officer from the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) removes a piece of building siding during an investigation of a vehicle crash at the intersection of Rideau St., and Cobourg St., in downtown Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby 
Pedestrian killed, 4 injured after SUV crashes into Ottawa building A severely damaged vehicle is pictured at the scene of a crash as officers from the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) investigate near the intersection of Rideau St., and Cobourg St., in downtown Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby 
Pedestrian killed, 4 injured after SUV crashes into Ottawa building Officers from the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) work the scene of a vehicle crash at the intersection of Rideau St., and Cobourg St., in downtown Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby 
Rideau Street The Ottawa Police Service is investigating after a vehicle crashed into a drop-in centre on Rideau Street in Ottawa. One pedestrian is dead, and three others were treated for injuries. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa) 
Vehicle crashed into building on Rideau Street Emergency crews on the scene after an SUV struck a building on Rideau Street in Ottawa on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa) 
Rideau Street Members of the Ottawa Fire Service and Ottawa Paramedic Service on the scene of a collision involving pedestrians on Rideau Street Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. Ottawa police say pedestrians were struck by a vehicle. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa) 
Pedestrians struck by a vehicle in Ottawa An eyewitness described the scene on Rideau Street in Ottawa where a vehicle struck pedestrians and a building on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa) 
Rideau Street Emergency response at the scene on Rideau Street at Cobourg Street where Ottawa Police Service says a vehicle crashed into a building and seriously injured pedestrians on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa) 
RIdeau Street Emergency crews at the scene of a crash at the corner of Rideau Street and Cobourg Street on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. Ottawa police say there are “multiple serious injuries” reported. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa) 
Rideau Street Emergency crews on the scene after an SUV struck a building on Rideau Street in Ottawa on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa) 
Rideau Street Emergency vehicles can be seen at the corner of Rideau Street and Cobourg Street in Ottawa after a vehicle struck a building at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (City of Ottawa traffic camera/website)