Updated: One person dead, two passengers and OC Transpo driver injured in Saturday bus crash

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Ottawa police say a driver has died after a collision between an OC Transpo bus and car in Ottawa’s south end Saturday.

An Ottawa Paramedic Service spokesperson said the passenger of the car was listed in critical condition after the crash at the intersection of Blohm Drive and Hunterswood Crescent, near Hunt Club Road and just west of Hawthorne Road.

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Ottawa Fire Services reported that the driver had to be extricated from the damaged passenger vehicle, a process lasting eight minutes.

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On Monday, police said the driver of the car succumbed to his injuries.

Ottawa police continue to investigate the collision, which was reported at about 3 p.m. and also injured the bus driver and two passengers.

OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar said there were seven passengers aboard the bus at the time of the collision. The driver and two passengers suffered minor injuries in the crash and were treated on the scene by paramedics and released.

Ottawa police are leading the investigation and OC Transpo “continues to cooperate with those efforts,” Amilcar said in a memo to Ottawa Council Sunday.

“Our thoughts are with everyone involved in the collision.”

Investigators say they would like to speak with anyone who witnessed the collision, or may have dashcam footage of this incident, who have not yet spoken to police.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Fatal Collision Investigation Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 2345.

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