THUNDER BAY — Ontario Provincial Police are still trying to reach family members of the truck driver who died in a collision on Highway 102 on Sunday.
The collision occurred shortly before 12:45 p.m. at the intersection with Auto Road.
The 56-year-old deceased was from Quebec.
OPP say his eastbound tractor-trailer collided head-on with a westbound transport truck after the westbound unit jack-knifed into the eastbound lane when its driver applied the brakes.
Simultaneously, the westbound unit was rear-ended by another westbound tractor-trailer.
The eastbound driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 68-year-old passenger in his truck suffered critical injuries but was said to be in stable condition in hospital on Monday morning.
The 32-year-old driver of the first westbound tractor-trailer was also listed as stable in hospital with serious injuries.
Highway 102 was closed until early Monday morning.
NOTE: This story has been updated to provide additional detail about what led up to the collision, as provided by OPP
