OPP investigating fatal collision Saturday in northwest Ontario

Over 400 deaths on roadways in 2023 Grim numbers were released by OPP Tuesday, showing that 2023 saw the most traffic-related deaths in a single year since the early 2000's.

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Saturday evening in Marathon, Ont.

Police say they responded to a two-vehicle crash at around 6:30 p.m. on Highway 17 involving a commercial motor vehicle and a passenger vehicle.

Fire crews and paramedics were also called to the collision site in Marathon, which is located midway between Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay.

The driver of the passenger vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger and the driver in the commercial motor vehicle were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Police say collision reconstructionists are assisting in the investigation.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 22, 2024.

COLLISION: #Hwy17 has reopened in both directions between Peninsula RD in Marathon and White River following a collision.^pd

— OPPCommunicationsNWR (@OPP_COMM_NWR) December 22, 2024

COLLISION: #Hwy17 is closed in both directions between Peninsula RD in Marathon and White River following a collision. #OPP on scene. ^pd pic.twitter.com/mI5yULvkbZ

— OPPCommunicationsNWR (@OPP_COMM_NWR) December 22, 2024