Driver killed on Hwy 7/8 ramp after hitting snow -built embankment  

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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.