Sudbury woman killed in head-on crash with transport on Hwy. 17

Details are limited at this time but a two-vehicle crash on Sudbury’s southeast bypass prompts a police shutdown of the highway.

A 58-year-old woman from Hanmer in Greater Sudbury was killed April 21 in a head-on collision with a commercial motor vehicle on Highway 17.

Ontario Provincial Police responded around 1:30 p.m. to the two-vehicle crash.

“The driver of the passenger vehicle, a 58-year-old female from Hanmer, was transported to the area hospital with serious life-threatening injuries, who later succumbed to their injuries,” police said in a news release Wednesday morning.

Ongoing investigation

“The CMV operator was treated for minor injuries at the scene. The highway was closed in both directions for just under nine hours.”

The investigation remains ongoing with assistance from the OPP technical collision investigation and reconstruction teams to determine the cause of the collision.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage from the area at the time of the incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

To remain anonymous, tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online, using reference No. E260530996.