Update: July 20, 2:30 p.m.
Greater Sudbury Police Service Traffic Management Unit Officers have concluded their preliminary investigation into the collision that claimed the life of a Greater Sudbury man.
An examination of the scene and involved vehicles, combined with witness statements has revealed that a small silver sedan, travelling West on Lasalle Boulevard, crossed the centre line into the path of a tractor trailer travelling east, causing a head-on collision.
Collision Investigators also determined that the tractor trailer operator was travelling within the posted speed limit and within its lane on the roadway.
There will be no charges laid in this collision.
Original story:
A 47-year-old Sudbury man was killed in motor vehicle collision on the Lasalle extension on June 30.
The man was driving on Lasalle Boulevard between Frood Road and Elm Street when he collided with a transport truck at around 8 p.m.
"Lasalle was closed between Frood and Elm Street from the time of the accident until about 6:15 this morning (July 1)," said GSPS staff Sgt. Peter Orsino.
"The Traffic Management Unit is still investigating the collision."
Sudbury.com has reached out to the GSPS Traffic Management Unit but have not yet received a response regarding the cause of the collision or the condition of the transport truck driver.
Please check back with Sudbury.com for updates as they become available.
