Farm-vehicle collision on Devine Road kills 79-year-old; police seek witnesses
Police are asking anyone who saw the Oct. 21 crash on Devine Road to call the fatal collision unit, as the city's traffic deaths climb to 32.
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Ottawa police are asking for witnesses to a fatal collision on Devine Road near Frank Kenney Road in the rural east end. It happened around 8:15 p.m. on Oct. 21. A 79-year-old man, driving a vehicle that was not towing a load, died at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle, which was towing farm equipment, was not injured.
The death was the city's 32nd traffic-related fatality of 2026, and the second to occur that evening. A couple of hours earlier in Barrhaven, a 71-year-old woman on foot died after being struck by a vehicle near Cambrian and Greenbank Roads. Police are also seeking witnesses to that crash.
Anyone who has not yet spoken with investigators is asked to contact the OPS Fatal Collision Investigation Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 2345. The material does not give the cause of either collision or whether charges have been laid, and does not say whether the two crashes are connected.
The facts
When did the fatal collision on Devine Road occur?
The crash happened around 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
How many traffic deaths has Ottawa recorded in 2026?
Ottawa has recorded 32 traffic-related fatalities in 2026, with the Devine Road collision being the 32nd.
What was the age of the driver who died on Devine Road?
The driver who died was 79 years old.
