2 dead in motorcycle collision on Highway 417

UPDATE | The OPP said on Aug. 22 that the investigation was complete, that both motorcycles were going extremely fast before the crash and that speed was a factor.

Two men are dead after two motorcycles collided westbound on Highway 417 late Friday night, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Ottawa paramedics said.

The collision happened just before midnight at the Highway 416 southbound ramp, police said.Both Ottawa police and OPPresponded to the crash.

One man was pronounced dead at the scene, paramedics said. Theother was taken to a hospital trauma centre in critical condition, where he later died.

The victims were 27 and 24, paramedics said.

Both motorcycles were going fast just beforethe collision, OPP said in a Saturday news release.

The Highway 416 southbound ramp from Highway 417 westbound was temporarily closed but reopened early Saturday morning.

The investigation is ongoing with assistance from OPP's Technical Collision Investigators and Reconstructionist unit.