Police investigating fatal collision on Highway 15 in Rideau Lakes

A collision on Highway 15 near Elgin has taken the life of a Kingston man.

The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating collision, which was between an SUV and a pedestrian. The victim, 43, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the vehicle was not injured.

Police say the OPP East Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) team is assisting with the investigation. This includes the OPP’s Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Unit (TCI), and an OPP Collision Reconstructionist.

Highway 15 was closed for several hours, allowing for a thorough and complete investigation, police say; it has since reopened.

No charges have been laid at this time.

OPP say the deceased’s identity will not be released to safeguard the privacy of the grieving family.

A postmortem examination has been ordered and will be conducted in the near future.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E251453513. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave your tip online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.