Cornwall woman among 2 killed on Highway 17 in Sudbury area

Two fatal crashes on Highway 17 Tuesday From CTV Northern Ontario: Two separate tractor-trailer collisions on Highway 17 have both resulted in fatalities.

Provincial police have identified two people who died in separate collisions on Highway 17 in the Sudbury, Ont., area.

OPP say 33-year-old Jennifer Bastasich of Cornwall, Ont., died at the scene after a transport truck in which she was a passenger collided with a rock cut west of Sudbury on Tuesday morning.

The driver of the transport -- another Cornwall woman -- is charged with careless driving.

Police say a 65-year-old Lise Myre of Sudbury was killed several hours later when her SUV collided with a transport truck on Highway 17 east of Sudbury.

OPP say the driver of the truck -- who suffered minor injuries -- is not facing charges.