Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal collision on Highway 17, near the intersection with 519.
Superior East OPP say they responded to a collision involving a pickup truck and a commercial motor vehicle (tractor-trailer) about 40 kilometres north of Wawa around 5:47 pm Tuesday night, with officers confirming one person was dead.
Superior East OPP have also confirmed to JJAM FM News that another person was injured, but the extent of their injuries is currently unknown - both the injured and deceased were in the pickup truck, though it is currently unknown which person was driving.
A tweet from the OPP's Northeast Region Communications account initially announced 17 closed between Wawa and White River around 6:15 pm, citing "multiple collisions due to poor weather and driving conditions", though Superior East OPP have since clarified there was only a single collision and that multiple reports had come in, likely leading to the confusion.
The closure extended to Nipigon later in the evening, with another fatal collision reported east of that community.
The highway was closed for several hours, but has since reopened, though the investigation is continuing with assistance from the Northeast Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) team.