Highway 17 reopened in northwestern Ont. after fatal crash

Road Reopened. (File photo)

A pedestrian is dead following a collision with a commercial motor vehicle on Highway 17 west of Thunder Bay on Thursday morning.

Ontario Provincial Police and other emergency responders were called at 10:14 a.m. to the crash site five kilometres west of English River.

Highway 17 was closed between Highway 599 and Shabaqua Corners until about 6 p.m.

"At this time, one person has been pronounced deceased," OPP said.

The OPP North West Region traffic incident management and enforcement team and OPP collision reconstructionists are at the scene of the ongoing investigation.

Police ask residents not to call 911 for updates, but to check Ontario 511 for up-to-date information.