The driver of a dump truck is lucky after his vehicle crashed off Highway 17 East, only a five to 10-minute drive from Mattawa near Boundary Road on Tuesday afternoon.
The OPP states the driver of the dump truck was taken to Mattawa hospital and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Witnesses credit an off-duty volunteer firefighter and his friend
from Maberly, Ontario for helping to save the driver from the damaged dump truck. No word on the cause of the single-vehicle collision. The OPP says the investigation is still ongoing.
#NorthBayOPP has investigated a collision on #Hwy17, east of #Matttawa which occurred on July 4, 2023. The driver, a 64 yo from Mattawa, was taken to local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. ^nm pic.twitter.com/W6ppt1q6zF
— OPP North East Region (@OPP_NER) July 5, 2023
