Police have identified the man killed in a collision between a pickup truck and transport June 4 in Sturgeon Falls on Highway 17, near Mosquito Creek Road.
The accident happened at 6:15 p.m. on Highway 17, near Mosquito Creek Road, West Nipissing when a "westbound pick-up truck crossed the centre line and collided head-on with an eastbound tractor-trailer. Upon impact, the pick-up truck became engulfed in flames," said OPP.
The driver of the pick-up truck, Andre Côté, 29, from Hanmer, was pronounced dead at the scene. The transport driver had minor injuries.
See: OPP update Highway 17 fatal accident
And: Highway 17 closed due to fatal accident near Jocko Point Road
The highway was closed for approximately five hours.
Nipissing West OPP along with West Nipissing Emergency Medical Services and West Nipissing Fire Services responded
The investigation is continuing with the assistance of an OPP Collision Reconstructionist and an OPP Technical Collision Investigator.
