OPP Vehicle (STAFF PHOTO – Katie Nicholls)

Pair Identified In Greenstone Fatal Crash

Jason Wellwood April 5, 2022 10:50 am Last Updated on June 30, 2025 2:21 pm

A head-on collision has claimed the lives of two people, and sent a third to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) for treatment.

The Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a crash at around 6:15 p.m. Monday on Highway 11 in Greenstone.

Thirty-three-year-old Brittany Lesperance of Lake Helen First Nation and 31-year-old Evan Lester of Rocky Bay First Nation were killed.

Highway 11 was closed for several hours before re opening at 4:10 a.m. Tuesday.

Jason Wellwood

Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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