DORION, Ont. - A two-vehicle collision on Highway 11/17 near Dorion has claimed the lives of a man and a woman from Terrace Bay.
According to the Ontario Provincial Police, emergency crews from Superior North EMS, the Hurkett, Dorion, and Nipigon Fire departments, and officers with the OPP Nipigon detachment responded to a motor vehicle collision Friday evening at approximately 5 p.m.
Police determined a westbound pickup truck crossed the centre line and collided with an eastbound SUV.
The driver and passenger in the eastbound SUV were pronounced dead at the scene. They have been identified as 69-year-old Thomas Long and 59-year-old Shelley Long, both of Terrace Bay.
The occupants of the westbound pickup truck were transported to hospital by ambulance with serious injuries.
As a result of the collision, Highway 11/17 was closed for several hours and traffic was rerouted down Dorion Loop Road.
The investigation is ongoing.
