One individual is lifeless and two others have been despatched to hospital following a multi-vehicle collision on Freeway 11-17 in Shuniah in northwestern Ontario.
The collision, which occurred Wednesday shortly after 1:15 p.m. ET, concerned two industrial motor autos and two passenger autos alongside the freeway between West Loon Street and East Loon Street, police stated in an replace issued Thursday morning.
A 67-year-old man has been pronounced lifeless. Two different folks had been despatched to the Thunder Bay Regional Well being Sciences Centre for additional analysis, stated police.
The OPP North West Area Visitors Incident Administration and Enforcement Staff and OPP Collision Re-Constructionists, together with the Forensic Identification Providers, are helping with the continuing investigation.
A Ministry of Transportation officer is seen on the scene of Freeway 11-7 in Thunder Bay, Ont., the place visitors was backed up for hours as a result of a multi-vehicle collision in Shuniah on Wednesday. (Sarah Regulation/CBC)
The Ministry of Transportation supplied an replace via Ontario 511 round 1:40 a.m. ET Thursday morning, sharing the collision scene has been cleared. All lanes have since reopened.
A freeway closure between Freeway 527 and Pearl lasted about 12 hours.
Members of the Thunder Bay, Shabaqua, Armstrong and Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police detachments together with the Municipality of Shuniah Fireplace and Emergency Medical Providers responded to the scene.
In a Fb publish, Shuniah Fireplace and Emergency Providers stated it had requested help from Thunder Bay Fireplace Rescue. The Cross Lake Volunteer Fireplace Safety Staff and Superior North EMS had additionally responded, and an Ornge helicopter was on scene.
