Northwestern Ontario sees 4 collisions involving transport trucks in 3 days, 1 fatality
CBC
There have been four collisions involving transport trucks in northwestern Ontario in three days, prompting renewed calls for action to address ongoing safety concerns along Highway 11-17.
The most recent collision occurred Thursday morning around 7 a.m. It involved a car and a transport truck on Highway 11-17 near Sistonens Corners.
The driver of the car, a 28-year-old woman from Kakabeka Falls, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Sgt. Theresa Wabason, regional media co-ordinator for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North West Region.
“The investigation is still ongoing but there's no foreseeable charges with regards to this collision,” Wabason said.
The other incidents include:
Alvin Fiddler is Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a political-territorial organization that represents 49 communities in Treaties 9 and 5.
He says the first collision reported on Tuesday involved members of Webequie First Nation, a remote Ojibway community about 540 kilometres from Thunder Bay. One woman has been hospitalized in the intensive care unit as a result, he said.
“Now that winter roads have opened up again for another season, there's more families travelling from our communities into urban centres like Thunder Bay or Dryden,” Fiddler said.
Winter roads, also known as ice roads, serve as lifelines for remote First Nations, which rely on the seasonal routes to get essential supplies to their communities.
“The winter road from Moosonee, [it] will be opening up soon — that connects to Cochrane — so that means just more traffic,” he said.
Last weekend, rallies were held in several northern Ontario communities over escalating safety concerns about the region’s highways.
Lise Vaugeois, NDP MPP for Thunder Bay—Superior North, is a long-time advocate for highway safety in the north. Her concerns cover three main areas: highway infrastructure, transport truck inspections, and transport truck driver training.
At the Thunder Bay—Superior North NDP Federal General Membership Meeting, members unanimously passed a resolution calling for federal action to upgrade Highway 11-17 through twinning and what’s known as a two-plus-one highway system.
This consists of a central passing lane that alternates direction every few kilometres, with a median that prevents head-on collisions.
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There have been four collisions involving transport trucks in northwestern Ontario in three days, prompting renewed calls for action to address ongoing safety concerns along Highway 11-17.
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