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Highway 17 near Oxdrift open again

A 27-year-old man from Sioux Lookout has been killed in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 near Oxdrift.

The OPP say the accident took place around 9:30 this morning in the area of Latimer Road.

The driver of the pick-up truck was pronounced dead at the scene, while a passenger in the transport was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The investigation remains ongoing with assistance from Technical Collision Investigation and Reconstruction teams.

A section of Highway 17 was closed for several hours while emergency crews and investigators were on scene.

  • Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.

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