A 60-year-old man is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Barrhaven. Emergency crews responded to a collision involving a pedestrian on Strandherd Drive near Cresthaven Drive around 6:20 a.m. on Wednesday. An Ottawa Paramedic Service spokesperson told CTV News Ottawa the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The name of the victim has not been released. “Our thoughts are with the family,” police said. “Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the collision, or who may have dashcam or property camera footage that captured the incident, to come forward. Even information that may seem minor could assist the investigation.” Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service’s Fatal Collision Investigation Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 2345. Strandherd Drive was closed between Cresthaven Drive and Prince of Wales Drive for the investigation. This is the third fatal collision in five days on Ottawa’s roads. A 21-year-old man riding a motorcycle died after a two-vehicle crash Saturday night on Trim Road near Watters Road. On Sunday, a 69-year-old man died following a single-vehicle crash on March Valley Road, between Terry Fox Drive and Klondike Road. 29 fatalities on Ottawa roads Police are reporting an increase in deaths on Ottawa roads so far this year. Twenty-nine people have died in traffic-related collisions so far this year, compared to 23 fatalities on Ottawa roads in all of 2025. Police and Safer Roads Ottawa are asking everyone who “drives, walks, cycles or rides to make road safety a priority.” “Each of these deaths represents a person whose life was cut short, families facing unimaginable loss and communities forever changed,” police said in a media release. “The increase in fatal collisions is a stark reminder that road safety is a shared responsibility and that a single moment of distraction, impatience or poor decision-making can have devastating consequences.” Police are reminding drivers to: Police say pedestrians and cyclists can also help reduce risk on the roads by:
