Initial investigation indicated the vehicle had left the roadway and struck a tree, police said.
Published May 14, 2026
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A 27-year-old man from Mississippi Mills is dead following a single-vehicle crash in that eastern Ontario community on May 13.
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In a news release the next day, the Ontario Provincial Police said officers from the Renfrew detachment, McNab/Braeside Fire Department and Renfrew County Paramedic Services responded to the crash site on Bayview Lodge Road at about 9:45 p.m.
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The initial investigation indicated that the vehicle had left the roadway and struck a tree before becoming engulfed in flames before emergency services arrived, the release said.
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The vehicle’s driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Mississippi Mills is about 50 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.
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