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Two women are dead after a crash on Dalmeny Road near Swale Road southwest of Metcalfe on Thursday morning.

The victims, one 40 and the other 67, were killed in a two-car collision that happened at about 7 a.m. near Swale Road.

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Police confirmed the two women were travelling eastbound in a small sedan when it crashed head-on with a westbound SUV trying to pass a third vehicle. The speed limit on the rural road is 80 km/h.

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Ottawa police Duty Insp. John Medeiros said there were four people in the SUV.

A 34-year-old man was transported to hospital by air ambulance with back and leg injuries. He was in serious but stable condition.

Two other people were taken to hospital by ambulance in serious but stable condition.

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A fourth person, who was in a third car that took evasive action to avoid the collision, was unhurt.

Firefighters reported that they found one person trapped behind the dashboard in one of three vehicles and they freed them using a technique called a “dash roll.”