Thunder Bay—Emergency crews are on the scene of a fatal collision on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Sistonen's Corner.
Ontario Provincial Police report that one person died in a collision early Monday afternoon between a transport truck and a pickup truck.
According to OPP Provincial Const. Diana Cole, the collision occurred just before 12:30 p.m. Monday afternoon on Highway 11/17 approximately two kilometres east of Finmark Road.
"After the eastbound pickup truck and the westbound tractor trailer collided, the tractor trailer ended up going well into the ditch and into the tree line," Cole said.
Cole said the victim was the driver of the pickup truck and was the only occupant of the vehicle. The driver of the transport truck was transported to hospital by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.
The highway between Sistonen's Corner and Shabaqua remains closed as the OPP conducts an investigation. Cole said drivers can expect the highway to remain closed for another several hours.
"Road conditions are dry and bare," Cole said. "We are still in the preliminary stages of the investigation."
Detours are available for light vehicles, not tractor trailers, on Finmark Road,
