Ottawa

Teenager dead after collision in Clarence-Rockland

The crash happened shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday evening on Champlain Street. Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.

OPP are asking anyone who may have information about the crash to come forward

Police cruiser on a cloudy day
The 15-year-old crash victim has not been identified by police. (File Photo)

A 15-year-old person is dead after a collision in Clarence-Rockland early Saturday evening, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

The unidentified passenger sustained serious injuries and was pronounced dead in hospital.

Russell County OPP did not say how many people were inside the vehicle and provided few other details beyond the fact that the crash happened on Champlain Street in Clarence-Rockland, a city 40 kilometres east of downtown Ottawa.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who may have information is encouraged to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

This is the second fatal collision confirmed by OPP in eastern Ontario this weekend, after a driver collided into a home in Shannonville early this morning.