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Two Dead, Including Infant, in Ontario Tractor-Trailer Crash
Police said specialist investigators are examining the crash, and the tractor-trailer driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
On Friday evening around 8 p.m., a tractor-trailer and passenger vehicle collided on Highway 69 north of Key River, resulting in two deaths.
A 30-year-old resident of York driving the passenger vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, while an infant passenger died later at a local hospital; the tractor-trailer driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Conducting the investigation, the West Parry Sound Ontario Provincial Police Detachment is assisted by the OPP Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Team, Technical Collision Investigators, and the Office of the Chief Coroner.
Emergency personnel, including Sudbury District Emergency Medical Services, responded to the scene Friday night, and the highway was closed overnight for the investigation before reopening.
Police confirmed the investigation remains active, with authorities stating that further updates will be released as new information becomes available.