A 24-year-old Prince Edward County man is dead following a single-vehicle snowmobile crash Friday night (January 22) near Bancroft.
Shortly after 9:30 p.m., the Bancroft OPP and Hastings County paramedics responded to a snowmobile collision on a trail near Weslemkoon Lake Road, east of Silva Lake in Tudor-Cashel Township, around 42 kilometres southeast of Bancroft.
The snowmobile’s driver was transported by ambulance to hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries.
Police have identified the victim as Jamie Ferguson, 24, of Prince Edward County. Police continue to investigate the collision.
There were two other snowmobile accidents in Ontario over the weekend, one of which was also fatal.
On Saturday, 44-year-old Yanick Tremblay of South Stormont Township died after his snowmobile entered a roadway and collided with a car.
On Sunday, a snowmobile entered a roadway and collided with a car in North Glengarry Township. The 20-year-old man driving the snowmobile was transported to hospital with critical injuries, while his 20-year-old female passenger was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
