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Huntsville resident dead in Highway 117 accident

The driver, an 83-year-old from Huntsville, was pronounced dead at the scene
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Officers from the Huntsville OPP are investigating a fatal accident today on Highway 117, in the Township of Lake of Bays.

At 9:30 a.m., police responded to a single-vehicle accident on Highway 117, near Brunel Road. The driver, an 83-year-old from Huntsville, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Highway 117 near Brunel Road will be closed for several hours while the OPP Technical Collision Investigators and Reconstructionists assist with the investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage is asked to contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122.