Two people from Geraldton are dead following a two vehicle collision on Highway 17 between Vermilion Bay and Kenora.
OPP say the crash occurred just before 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon near the Willard Lake Esso.
Police say a westbound transport came around the corner to find an eastbound van in its lane.
The occupants of the van, 64-year-old Raymond Buhr and 62-year-old Joeanne Buhr, died in the collision.
The crash forced the closure of the Trans-Canada for nearly 4-hours.