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Deadly SUV Crash in Downtown Ottawa Leaves One Dead, Four Injured

2/25/2026

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A 70-year-old man died, and four others hospitalized after an SUV crashed into a building in downtown Ottawa on February 25, 2026.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate the man en route to the hospital.
The SUV driver, visibly shaken, sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash occurred at Rideau and Cobourg streets, near a drop-in center operated by Capital City Mission.
Police are investigating and urge the public to avoid the area.

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Story summary

A 70-year-old man died, and four others hospitalized after an SUV crashed into a building in downtown Ottawa on February 25, 2026.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate the man en route to the hospital.
The SUV driver, visibly shaken, sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash occurred at Rideau and Cobourg streets, near a drop-in center operated by Capital City Mission.
Police are investigating and urge the public to avoid the area.