If you are heading west this afternoon ... Updated

OPP News Release

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On Tuesday February 2, 2010 at approximately 1225 PM Officers from the Sudbury/Espanola OPP Detachments responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 West of Fairbanks Road. Officers are at the scene investigating the collision. At this time Highway 17 is shut down from Fairbanks Lake Road to Nairn Center.

Officers have set up a detour for passenger vehicles and school buses only.

Vehicles travelling Westbound on Hwy 17 will be allowed to turn onto Fairbanks Lake Road at the end of the 4 lanes and follow that road to the Spanish River Road. Spanish River Road will take the vehicles to Nairn Centre, where they will enter back onto Hwy 17. Vehicles travelling Eastbound will travel in the reverse direction.

The MTO has set up detour signs and OPP officers are directing traffic.

At this point in time there is no further information regarding the investigation.

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Sudbury OPP advise motorists that as of 12:35pm Hwy 17 near Beaver Lake, east of Nairn Centre is closed due to a serious two vehicle collision.

There is no detour at this time and the estimated duration of closure is unknown.

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