A 43-year-old man from Pikangikum First Nation was killed earlier this week in a collision with an all-terrain vehicle. The fatality took place just after 8:30 p.m. Oct. 27 on Teachers Road in the First Nation. Red Lake Ontario Provincial Police, Pikangikum Peacekeepers and emergency medical services responded to the scene. “The pedestrian, a 43-year-old male from Pikangikum First Nation, suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced deceased at the local nursing station,” the OPP said in a news release. “Residents may have noticed an increase in police presence in the area between School Road and Teachers Road as the (police) team conducted their investigation.” The circumstances surrounding the collision are still being investigated. Anyone with information or video footage of the incident is asked to contact the Red Lake OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
