Petawawa resident killed in Highway 17 crash
The 27-year-old from Petawawa was the driver of a passenger vehicle that collided with a tractor trailer unit.
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PETAWAWA — The Upper Ottawa Valley detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was continuing Tuesday to investigate a fatal motor vehicle collision involving an eastbound passenger vehicle and a westbound tractor trailer on Highway 17 in Petawawa.
On Monday at approximately 6:30 a.m., OPP officers, the Petawawa Fire Department and Renfrew County paramedics responded to the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 east of Black Bay Road. The driver of the passenger vehicle, a 27-year-old from Petawawa, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver and a passenger of the tractor trailer unit were not injured.
During the investigation of the collision, Highway 17 was closed between Black Bay Road and Doran Road for approximately 12 hours to allow for the investigation.
The investigation was continuing with the assistance of an OPP Collision Reconstructionist and Technical Collision Investigators, police said Tuesday, adding that charges were not anticipated.
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