At approximately 3:30 p.m., on Sunday, February 13, members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Prescott-Russell Emergency Medical Services (EMS), ORNGE Transport Medicine and the Clarence-Rockland Fire Department responded to a single snowmobile collision in a field south of Labonte Street in Clarence-Creek.
The driver of the snowmobile suffered minor injuries and was transported to the hospital by Prescott-Russell EMS. The passenger of the snowmobile suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital by ORNGE.
Russell County OPP continue to investigate with the assistance from an OPP Technical Collision Investigator (TCI) and Collision Reconstructionist.
The OPP, in partnership with the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC), encourages snowmobilers to educate themselves about staying safe. The OPP collaborates with the OFSC on providing safe, enjoyable snowmobiling on OFSC prescribed trails.
- Adhere to OFSC trails, as these remain the safest areas to ride.
- Travelling on unsafe ice, speeding, driving too fast for the conditions and alcohol consumption continue to be leading causes in OPP-investigated snowmobile fatalities
- Many factors can severely limit your ability to see properly, including snow dust, white-outs, heavy snow or freezing rain, sun glare, flat light or fog; fogging or icing of visor and/or eye glasses, and darkness or over-riding your headlights.
