Updated: Sept. 8 at 1:35 p.m.
On Sept.8 at 6:55 a.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the OPP and Sudbury EMS responded to a collision involving two vehicles on Highway 17 at Long Lake Road.
Investigation revealed an eastbound car crossed the centre line and collided with a westbound tractor trailer.
The driver and lone occupant of the car was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
As a result of the investigation, the driver of the car, a 77-year-old person from Sault Ste. Marie, was charged with:
- Careless Driving,
- Drive While Under Suspension
- Drive Motor Vehicle, No Currently Validated Permit
- Owner Operate Motor Vehicle on a Highway - No Insurance
The highway was closed for approximately 3.5 hours while crews removed the vehicles and debris from the roadway.
Updated Sept. 8 at 10:45 a.m.
Highway 17 was fully reopened as of 10:30 a.m., the OPP reported on Twitter.
Updated Sept. 8 at 9:25 a.m.
The collision, which involves a tractor-trailer and a car, took place on Highway 17 on the overpass for Long Lake Road, not at Whitefish, as originally reported.
The OPP said on Twitter at 9:14 a.m. Tuesday a section of Highway 17 remains closed, although a tow truck is on scene.
There are detours via MR 55 at Whitefish and for local traffic at Southview Drive.
Original story:
A collision on Highway 17 at the intersection of Municipal Road 55 in Whitefish has closed all lanes in both directions, according to a tweet from the MTO Twitter site @511ONNortheast at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday morning.
No further information is currently available.
