Ontario Provincial Police say a 30-year-old driver and an infant passenger are dead after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle on Highway 69 north of Key River. Members of the West Parry Sound OPP Detachment, Sudbury District Emergency Medical Services and local fire services responded to the collision at about 8 p.m. on Friday. “The driver of the passenger vehicle, a 30-year-old resident of York, Ont., was pronounced deceased at the scene,” OPP said in a news release shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 6. Rushed to hospital An infant passenger in the vehicle was transported to hospital by paramedics. “The infant was later pronounced deceased,” OPP said. Police said the driver of the tractor-trailer did not sustain life-threatening injuries. In an email to CTV News at about 9:40 p.m., OPP North East Regional Media Coordinator Sgt. Mat Dufresne had confirmed the collision involved two vehicles and resulted in serious injuries. Dufresne said to monitor OPP social media channels for updates and additional road closure details. “Please avoid the area as the closure is expected to be lengthy,” OPP wrote on social media shortly after 9 p.m. Authorities also advised that up-to-date road conditions can be found at 511on.ca. The OPP investigation is ongoing, with various police teams and the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario assisting. Highway reopened Highway 69 remained closed from Highway 522 in Cranberry to Highway 400 in Parry Sound until after 4 a.m. on Saturday. In a social media post at 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, OPP said Highway 69 had fully reopened.
