Highway 17 reopens following fatal head-on crash in Sudbury

Ontario Provincial Police say a 26-year-old man from North Bay was killed Wednesday evening in a collision on Highway 17 near Sudbury.

The Highway 17 bypass around Sudbury has reopened following a fatal head-on crash just before 7 p.m. Wednesday involving a transport truck and a passenger vehicle.

Both directions of Highway 69 were closed north of McFarlane Lake for about eight hours. Investigators say the crash involved a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle.

The driver of the passenger vehicle, a 26-year-old from North Bay, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The truck driver wasn’t injured.

Current road conditions can be found at 511on.ca.