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Four dead after crash near Marathon

Four people are dead after a Sunday night crash near Marathon. Marathon OPP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Hwy 627 before 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Four people died in the crash.

Four people are dead after a Sunday night crash near Marathon.

Marathon OPP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Hwy 627 before 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Four people died in the crash. A female passenger was taken to Thunder Bay Health Sciences Centre with life threatening injuries while a male passenger was taken to Marathon Hospital and later released.

Marathon paramedics, fire department, Anishinibek Police and Pic River First Nation first responders were all on scene. The OPP’s North West Region Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Unit and the Forensic Identification Unit continue to investigate.

Names will be released following next of kin. Police say more information will be available Tuesday.





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