News Release

SIU Investigating Deaths of Two People in South Frontenac Collision

Case Number: 26-PVD-432   

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Mississauga, ON (7 September, 2026) ---
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the deaths of a man and woman in a collision after fleeing Ontario Provincial Police in South Frontenac early this morning.

Preliminary information suggests the following:
  • Shortly after midnight on September 7, 2026, an officer approached a male driver in a parked vehicle after police received a call about a suspicious car later found to have been stolen. The man fled and was involved in a single motor vehicle collision a short time later on Bedford Road, near Salmon Lake Road.
  • The male driver and a female passenger were located deceased at the scene. The individuals have yet to be identified.
Three investigators, two forensic investigators and a collision reconstructionist have been assigned to the case. 

The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation, including video or photos, to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 or online at: https://siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php

If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.

The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must

  • consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
  • depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
  • publicly report the results of its investigations

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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES