Man killed in head-on collision between tractor trailer, pickup truck
Police said they responded to the collision on County Road 43 in Finch around 4:20 p.m. The unnamed man from Kemptville who was driving the pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, OPP said on social media..
An investigation is ongoing and police are asking for information about it, especially footage,
The crash happened about 17 kilometres south of Casselman and 60 kilometres southeast of downtown Ottawa.
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