Updated Dec. 12 at 10:30 a.m.
Greater Sudbury resident Samantha Quick, 26, has been identified by the OPP as the victim of a fatal crash on Highway 17 in the McKerrow area Dec. 11.
The collision involved a passenger vehicle and a transport truck. Quick, the driver of the passenger vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Road and weather conditions were not a factor, say police. The investigation continues.
Updated Dec. 11 at 3:35 p.m.
Highway 17 is now fully reopened in the McKerrow area after a fatal crash early this morning, the OPP announced at 2:45 p.m. Monday.
Updated Dec. 11 at 9:35 a.m.
Highway 17 has been reopened to one lane after a fatal collision on Highway 17 in the McKerrow area early Monday morning, according to the OPP.
At 4:40 a.m., emergency services responded to the two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 east of McKerrow, in Baldwin Township.
Preliminary information is that an eastbound passenger vehicle collided with a transport truck. The driver of the passenger vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
The OPP continues to investigate.
Original story:
Highway 17 is closed in both directions between Highway 144 in Lively and Highway 6 in Espanola due to a collision.
The OPP first announced the two-vehicle collision — which occurred in the McKerrow area between Sand Bay Rd. and Jacklin Rd. — at 4:52 a.m. Monday morning.
The reopening time is unknown.
No further information is currently available.
