Head-on transport truck crash closed Hwy. 11

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a head-on collision on Highway 11 that sent one driver to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on February 26, 2025. (Supplied/Ontario Provincial Police)

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a head-on collision on Highway 11 that sent one driver to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The incident occurred at about 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 26, near the rail crossing in Driftwood. Emergency crews, including the James Bay OPP detachment, the Cochrane Fire Department and Cochrane District Ambulance Services, responded to the collision involving a passenger vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle.

“The driver of the passenger vehicle had to be extracted before being transported to hospital by ambulance,” said police in a news release.

Highway 11 was closed in both directions for approximately two hours following the crash, with one lane reopening for an additional two hours. The highway was fully reopened around midnight.

Police have not provided the reason for the crash, an update on the status of the injured driver or if any charges are pending as a result of the incident.

“Further updates will be provided as information becomes available,” the OPP said.

“The investigation is ongoing,” added OPP Const. Kyler Brouwer in a related social media post.