Investigation's continuing after a fatal collision involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle north of Sault Ste. Marie.
Sault OPP have told JJAM FM News that preliminary investigation suggests a car crossed the centre line of Highway 17 near Pancake Bay Provincial Park before the early Monday afternoon collision, which killed the car's driver and sole occupant, an 81-year-old woman from Sault Ste. Marie - an autopsy was scheduled to be held in the Sault yesterday.
The transport truck's driver was also taken to hospital with minor injuries while a passenger in the truck was not injured and police emphasize the tractor-trailer was empty at the time of the collision, nor was there any fire.
The OPP's Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) team are assisting with the investigation.