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Fatal Collision Keeps Highway 17 Closed

Jason Wellwood December 2, 2019 5:06 am Last Updated on July 2, 2025 1:23 pm

Update 10:02 pm:

A fatal head-on collision between two tractor-trailer units has closed part of the Trans-Canada highway for over 24 hours now.

Provincial police say they were called to the scene at around 7 o’clock last night on Highway 17, west of Raith.

Police add both vehicles became engulfed in flames.

There is a traffic detour in place from Highway 11 to Highway 622 (exits to Dryden) and Highway 11 to Highway 71 (exits to Kenora).

That is all the information police have provided us with.

UPDATE: ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy17 between Hwy 599 #Ignace & #Hwy11 #Shabaqua: Roadway remains closed following a fatal collision. Reopening time unknown. ^ag pic.twitter.com/0urHNJaJDn

— OPPCommunicationsNWR (@OPP_COMM_NWR) December 2, 2019

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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