Elderly Man Dies in Head-On Crash on Hwy 17

0:00It's March 31st. This is Canada News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. A 94-year-old man from Ottawa lost his life in a head-on crash on Highway 17 near Pembroke on Monday. Provincial police got the call around 11.35 a.m. for the serious wreck between his car and an SUV heading opposite ways. Emergency crews from Renfrew County Paramedics and Laurentian Valley firefighters rushed to the scene near Paul Martin Drive. The elderly driver was pronounced dead right there with no passengers in either vehicle. The SUV's driver, a 32-year-old local from the valley, suffered non-life threatening injuries and headed to the hospital. That collision shut down the highway for almost eight hours, backing up traffic big time. Now investigators are digging deeper into what caused it, teaming up with the chief coroner's office and forensic pathologists for a post-mortem exam. Police urge anyone with dash cam footage or details to reach out. Your tip could crack this wide open as they piece it all together.