January 26,2026
RED FM News Desk
A local resident has died following a single-vehicle collision on the westbound Highway 7 flyover ramp to southbound Highway 8.
According to police, the driver lost control of the vehicle while navigating the ramp, causing it to go over a snow embankment and land on the highway below. Emergency responders pronounced the driver deceased at the scene.
OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt in a video posted to social media said “We had a single vehicle coming on this flyover ramp that goes over Highway 7/8,The driver lost control and ended up ramping up over the shoulder, over the embankment, and down onto the highway below.”
Schmidt added that snow removal efforts have unintentionally created a hazardous, ramp-like embankment along the overpass shoulder and urged drivers to exercise caution.
Authorities have not released the identity of the deceased.
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