Deceased Identified in Fatal Tractor-Trailer Collision South of Wawa

Ontario Provincial Police have identified the tractor-trailer driver killed in Friday's single-vehicle collision with a rock cut near Wawa.

Superior East OPP say 55-year-old William Magnusson of Libau, Manitoba, was pronounced dead at the scene of the late morning crash, along Highway 17 about ten kilometres south of town.

A passenger - who has not been publicly identified - was taken to hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries before they were released.

The OPP's North East Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement - TIME - are still investigating the crash.