Ottawa police, city form committee to review fatal crashes

The Ottawa Police Service is launching a new working group to review fatal crashes with the hopes of preventing future ones, but their findings won't be made public.

The fatal collision review committee brings together police, officials from thecity and theregional coroner's office, as well as members of the city's Safer Roads Ottawa program.

Police Chief Charles Bordeleau says 20 people have died this year in collisions.

According to a media release, the committee will meet within 10 business days of a fatal crash to share information that could lead to education campaigns, engineering modifications or enforcement initiatives to prevent further crashes.

However, tracking the recommendations' effectiveness could be difficult.

"Any information or recommendation cannot be openly shared with the public and serve solely to prevent or reduce future fatal collisions," the release states.