The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment is investigating a fatal crash in North Algona Wilberforce (NAW) Township. The collision happened on September 26, 2024, around 4:00 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 41 and Walsh Road.
A motorcycle, driven by a 76-year-old man from Renfrew, collided with a farm tractor that had entered the intersection. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital but tragically died shortly after. The 63-year-old driver of the farm tractor, a resident of NAW Township, was not injured.
Highway 41 was closed between Mountain Road and Hewitts Corner Road for several hours as OPP officers investigated the scene. Members of the OPP Collision Reconstructionist and Technical Collision Investigation teams are assisting in the ongoing investigation into the cause of the crash.
(Written by: Kyle Robinson)