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West Nipissing man, 73, died in Hwy. 17 crash Saturday evening

Crash closed the highway for about six hours
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A West Nipissing man died Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 17 in the Sturgeon Falls area. (File)

A West Nipissing man died Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 17 in the Sturgeon Falls area.

Emergency services responded to the collision, which occurred east of Cache Bay Road at 7:15 p.m. 

Preliminary information indicates an eastbound Dodge Ram pickup truck collided with a westbound Ford Fusion.

OPP say the driver of the Ford Fusion, Raymond St. Louis, 73, of West Nipissing was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The driver of the Dodge Ram truck was transported to hospital with minor injuries.

The OPP Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) were called in to assist with the ongoing investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed this collision is asked to contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122 or their nearest police authority.

Highway 17 was closed for six hours while this collision was investigated. A detour was in place.

OPP say that further information will be released once it becomes available.