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Fatal MVC at Latchford

OPP News Release ********************* Temagami OPP advise motorists that Hwy 11, 10 kms south of Latchford is now open.
OPP News Release

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Temagami OPP advise motorists that Hwy 11, 10 kms south of Latchford is now open.

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Latchford - Members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are presently investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision involving two transport trucks that occurred at approximately 5:39 a.m. April 12, 2010.

The collision involving two transport trucks occurred approximately 11 km south of the Town of Latchford, one of the transport trucks was going northbound and the other was going southbound. The driver of one of the transports was killed in the collision and the other was transported to the Temiskaming Hospital by ambulance for undetermined injuries. Names are being withheld until family members have been contacted.

OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators from the Northeast Region Highway Safety Division are investigation the motor vehicle collision. The Ministry of Environment has been contacted as some fuel has leaked into the ditches.

Highway 11 in both directions is presently closed and is expected to be closed for some time as the investigation is ongoing. Updates will be forth coming as further information is gathered.

PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE OPP FOR INFORMATION ON ROAD CLOSERS.

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Temagami OPP advise motorists that Hwy 11, 10 kms south of Latchford is slow moving due to a motor vehicle collision with heavy traffic to stop in North Bay

The estimated duration of Road Advisory is several hours

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