Monday, October 21, 2013

English River Collision Claims Five Lives

Five people are dead following a four vehicle crash on Highway 17 between Ignace and Upsala.

Provincial Police say a westbound truck hit an eastbound transport around 10:45 Saturday night about 15 kilometers east of English River.

Four men in the truck and the transport driver all died in the crash.

The driver of the transport has been identified as a 43 year Sukhwinder Thandi  from Cambridge, Ontario.

The four men in the pickup truck haven't been positively identified.

Two other transports were involved in the crash but no one was injured.

The cause is under investigation.