Two are dead and one is injured after a snowmobile accident near Alban, a community about 80 minutes drive west of North Bay.
Members of the Noelville Detachment of the OPP responded to the fatal collision yesterday shortly after 6:30 pm.
The collision occurred on the Murdock River near the community of Alban.
A single snowmobile, being operated by a 42 year old man, was travelling near some ice fishing huts and hit a 29 year old woman that was standing near one of the huts.
Both were fatally injured.
A one year old child was also injured and taken to the local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Nathan Wright. Courtesy FacebookThe sled operator James Nathan Wright, age 42, and Julie Piotrowski, age 29, were both pronounced dead at the scene.
Both lived in the Municipality of French River.
Police are continuing to do interviews at the scene. BayToday will update this story Monday.
Members of the OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigations (TTCI) are assisting with the on-going investigation to determine the cause of the collision.
The OPP are asking anyone who has information regarding this collision to contact the Noelville OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at www.crimestoppersdm.com or call 1-800-222 TIPS (8477).
