Thursday, November 28, 2013

One Person Dead in Overnight Accident on Highway 17 East

One person is confirmed dead in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 17 between Vermilion Bay and Kenora.

Provincial Police say the crash occurred about 20-kilometers
east of the Highway 71 junction overnight.

Police say the victim is an unidentified man.

Several other collisions involving transports were reported on the highway and the road is closed to remove all of the debris.

The OPP say one lane of Highway 17 has now been re-opened.

Highway 17 east of Vermilion Bay is open but is extremely icy.

Several vehicles were seen in the ditch overnight and extreme caution is urged.