One dead following snowmobile collision in Eastern Ontario, OPP say

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Ontario Provincial Police say a 50-year-old man died in a snowmobile collision in Beckwith Township near Franktown, Ont. early Saturday morning.

OPP say they responded to the collision at Brunton Sideroad, east of Franktown, Ont., shortly before 4:30 a.m. According to police, the driver of the snowmobile collided with a parked trailer and suffered serious injuries.

A family member had located the operator of the snowmobile and began life-saving measures until paramedics and police arrived. Police say the driver, a 50-year-old male from the area, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police are investigating the incident.

Franktown is approximately 61 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.

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