One dead after two-plane collision in South Glengarry

One person was dead after two planes collided in South Glengarry on Saturday.

According to a news release by the Ontario Provincial Police, officers responded to a report of a collision involving two small planes in the area just north of Cornwall at around 11 a.m. on Saturday.

One plane landed safely, the release said, while the other crashed in a wooded area. The pilot of that aircraft was declared deceased at the scene.

The OPP said that the Transportation Safety Board of Canada had been notified about the fatal crash and that TSB officials would be taking charge of the investigation.

County Road 20 remained closed to traffic following the crash and police asked asked the public to avoid the area.

Postmedia reached out to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada for more information.

South Glengarry is a bit more than 100 kilometres southeast of Ottawa.