Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit will be invoking its mandate following a collision that lead to a vehicle entering the water in Greater Napanee.
An officer from the Lennox and Addington Detachment of the OPP attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Bath Road at around 10:55 p.m. on Tuesday.
Shortly after, police say in a release that a vehicle entered the ditch and then into Lake Ontario, where it became submerged.
It is unknown at this time how many occupants were inside the vehicle.
Highway 33 remains closed at County Road 21, west of Bath in Greater Napanee, as the on-scene investigation continues.
Multiple units, including the Prince Edward County OPP Marine Unit, OPP Aviation Services, the OPP East Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Team, the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, were deployed and continue efforts to locate any possible occupants.
