Renfrew investigating fatal collision in McNab/Braeside

Renfrew OPP are investigating a two-vehicle collision that resulted in two fatalities on the weekend.

Police responded to a call on Saturday just after 1 p.m. after a head-on collision between a pickup truck and another passenger vehicle on highway 17, in McNab/Braeside.

Both drivers, a 55-year-old from Renfrew and a 71-year-old from Ottawa, were pronounced deceased.

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Police said highway 17 had to be closed between Goshen and Anderson roads during the investigation but it has since reopened.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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