Fatal collision on Highway 17 East Monday
Ontario Provincial Police report a child has died after a two-vehicle collision involving a dump truck and a passenger vehicle.
The North Bay OPP says officers responded just before 5:30 pm on Monday to a collision on Highway 17 in East Ferris Township.
Police say an 11-year-old passenger from North Bay was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced deceased.
Two other people in the passenger vehicle were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The OPP says Highway 17 was closed for about six hours after the collision.
The investigation is ongoing.
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