Fatal snowmobile crash closes Highway 11/17 from Pass Lake to Nipigon
One person has been killed in an incident that forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway near Nipigon on Tuesday.
Provincial Police says it happened near Settler’s Road.
A person, who was driving a snowmobile, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The individual has been identified as a youth from the Lake Helen First Nation.
Their name has not been released.
The crash happened around 7:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. The incident is under investigation by Nipigon OPP, the Traffic Incident Management Enforcement Team and the coroner.
The incident forced the closure of the highway for several hours on Tuesday.
