THREE VEHICLE FATAL COLLISION - HIGHWAY 17 - POSSIBLE DELAY THIS MORNING: – On August 21, 2014 at 11:25 p.m., officers from the Sudbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a three vehicle collision on Highway 17 Southwest by-pass, between Southview Drive and Fielding Rd. in the City of Greater Sudbury. Preliminary investigation revealed that a westbound pick-up truck collided head-on with two eastbound vehicles (a car and a pick-up truck). The male driver of the westbound truck suffered non-life threatening injuries and remains in hospital. The male driver of the eastbound truck was transported to hospital by ambulance where he was treated for minor injuries and released. The male driver, from Sudbury, of the eastbound car was pronounced dead at the scene. An OPP Collision Reconstructionist and an OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigator are currently at the scene assisting with the investigation. Highway 17 is anticipated to be closed in both directions of travel until approximately 9:00 a.m. while officers complete their investigation. A detour has been set-up around the scene. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The investigation is continuing and charges are pending. Officers are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision to call them at Sudbury OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:32:29 +0000
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