ENGLISH RIVER -- Highway 17 has reopened west of Thunder Bay following a fatal collision between a commercial motor vehicle and a pedestrian on Thursday morning.
At approximately 10:14 a.m., members of the Ignace, Dryden, Shabaqua & Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police detachments along with the Fire & Emergency Medical Services responded to a report of a fatal collision involving one commercial motor vehicle and one pedestrian along Highway 17, approximately five kilometres west of English River.
One person was pronounced deceased and the highway was closed due to the collision until approximately 6 p.m. Thursday.
The OPP said that the investigation is ongoing, and no charges are being considered at this time.