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3 dead, including 2 youths, in Highway 11 crash, road closed
The collision killed three occupants of a pickup truck, including two youths, and caused a 500-kilometre highway closure, with investigations ongoing.
- On Sunday, Ontario Provincial Police reported a tractor-trailer and pickup truck collided just after midnight near Opasatika Township, killing a 41-year-old man, a 15-year-old and a 12-year-old, with one occupant taken to hospital.
- Ontario Provincial Police say the cause of the collision remains under investigation with assistance from the coroner's office and collision investigators in Opasatika Township.
- A 500-kilometre closure of Highway 11 between Longlac and Cochrane for several hours left many drivers parked at commercial lots in Hearst, with a mobility shuttle bus providing access to food and washrooms.
- Shortly before noon, OPP updated that westbound lanes from Longlac to Nipigon partially reopened while the route remained closed from Cochrane to Nipigon and travel was discouraged.
- Amid the probe, Kapuskasing OPP asked witnesses and anyone with dash-cam footage from around 12:30 a.m. to come forward, noting conflicting reports on the tractor-trailer driver's injuries.
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Three people killed in northeastern Ontario crash, police say – 105.9 The Region
OPASATIKA — Provincial police in northeastern Ontario are investigating a crash that killed three people. OPP say officers were called to a two-vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer and pickup truck just after midnight on Sunday in Opasatika Township. Police say three passengers in the pickup truck — aged 41, 15 and 12 — were pronounced dead at the scene. The 41-year-old driver of the truck was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening…
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