OPP INVESTIGATING SERIOUS COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 17 NEAR ROSSPORT
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(LAHONTAN TOWNSHIP, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a serious collision on Highway 17, east of Pays Plat First Nation, that has left one person deceased.
On Friday, July 4, 2025, at approximately 12:15 am, members of the Schreiber Detachment of the OPP were called to a vehicle collision on Highway 17, just east of Pays Plat First Nation. The collision involved a car and an adult moose. As a result of the incident, the driver of the car, a 42-year-old from Scarborough, is deceased. The passenger was airlifted to a trauma centre with serious injuries.
Superior North Emergency Medical Service, Schreiber Fire Department, Ministry of Transportation, and OPP Technical Collision Investigators and Reconstructionist assisted Schreiber OPP in the response to the incident.