Monday, December 16, 2013

Fatal Accident on Highway 17

It was another tragic weekend on northwestern Ontario highways.

One person has died in a single vehicle crash on Highway 17 near Shabaqua.

Provincial Police say a 55-year old man died when his pick-up truck rolled over yesterday afternoon.

The man has been identified as 55 John Lackey of Keswick, Ontario.

Another person is in critical condition in Thunder Bay Hospital following a head-on collision on Highway 61, north of Mountain Road yesterday afternoon.

Highway 17 near Marathon was also closed for about an hour and traffic was slow moving on the TransCanada yesterday due to poor and slippery road conditions.