Monday, July 12, 2010

Weekend Fatal


There was one fatality on northwestern Ontario highways over the weekend.


The OPP in Nipigon say a motorcycle lost control while traveling up a hill near Schreiber.

Police say road conditions were damp at the time.

The male driver of the bike was pronounced dead at the scene, while a female passenger was taken to the Health Sciences Center in Thunder Bay for treatment of unspecified injuries.

The Trans-Canada in the area was closed briefly due to the accident.