On Saturday, November 27, 2021, at approximately 11: 20 a.m. members of the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle collision involving a passenger car on Highway 60 near Mill Street, in the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards.
Preliminary investigation has revealed the driver of the passenger car was proceeding westbound on Highway 60, and veered off of the roadway striking a rock cut. Despite life saving measures provided by police and Renfrew County Ambulance, 58 year old Janet BURKE of Bonnechere Valley was pronounced deceased at the scene. The 45 year old passenger from Killaloe was uninjured.
OPP Technical Collision Investigators, (TCI) have been called to assist with the investigation. A portion of Highway 60 remained closed for approximately four hours, and has since been reopened to traffic. A post mortem has been ordered. Police continue to investigate the cause of the collision.
Anyone with information surrounding this collision is asked to contact the Killaloe OPP Detachment at 613-757-2600 or Crime Stoppers.
Yarmel,C.,OPP Killaloe Detachment(2021,Nov.27) KILLALOE OPP INVESTIGATE FATAL COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 60 [media release]
