1 dead, 5 injured in collision at rural Ottawa intersection

A collision between a truck and an SUVin rural southeast Ottawa Friday afternoonkilled oneperson and sent fiveto hospital, paramedics say.

Ottawa paramedics responded to a call just after 5:10 p.m. Friday reporting acollision at 8th Line and Parkway roads, located about 30 kilometres southeast of downtown Ottawa.

The driver of the truck, who was thelone occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene,whilefive passengers in the SUV were takentohospital with injuries, paramedics said.

Of the five passengers, two children werein serious but stable condition and three adults were in stable condition, paramedics added.

The intersectionhas been the site of numerous collisions, including at leasttwo other fatal crashes in the past decade.

Nothing's changed at intersection, neighboursays

In2013,Ottawa police Const. Michael Robillard was killednearthe intersection while driving to work.Another fatal crashhappened in the area in 2017.

Thecity's traffic collision datashows 12 crashes reported to police in andaround that intersection from 2015 to 2019.

The MetcalfeCommunity Association has previouslyexpressed its concerns about the intersection to city staff andOsgoode ward Coun. George Darouze, who represents the area.

But according to John Normandin, who can see the intersection from his property, it's as dangerous as ever.

"Nothing's changed," he told CBC after the collision Friday."If anything, it's worse."

Normandinsaid the collision statistics don't tell the whole story, as he saysthey fail to capture countless near misses he witnesses from his property.

"I warned them last time that there's going to be fatality," he said.