Update 2:
SUDBURY – It's the second fatal vehicle crash in the Timmins area this week.
The OPP say a 52-year-old man from Quebec has died after a logging truck collided with his pickup truck late yesterday afternoon, and he was pinned under the logs.
The Ministry of Labour says the logging truck was from Debastos and Sons, while the pickup truck belonged to Silvi-Culture Contractors.
"It appears that the tractor-trailer, which was hauling logs, as a result of the collision, the logs became dislodged… we're looking at what factors were involved preceding the crash and leading up to it," said Constable Kyle Ney, Ontario Provincial Police.
The OPP say the investigation continues and the Ministry of Labour has assigned an inspector to the case.
Update 1:
SUDBURY –The crash involving a logging truck near Timmins on Thursday ends in fatality.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says they were called to the scene on Flag Lake Road in McKeown Township at around 3:54 p.m.
Police say that a tractor trailer and pickup truck collided.
The driver of the pickup, 52-year-old Yves Morin, of St. Jean Port Joli, Quebec, died as a result of the crash.
The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured.
Police say the investigation continues and the Ontario Ministry of Labour has been contacted.
Original:
SUBDURY -- The Ontario Provincial Police in TImmins are currently investigating a serious collision.
Police confirm the incident involves a logging truck that tipped over on a pickup truck and the pickup truck driver is trapped.
The incident occurred on Musgrove Road, locally known as High Falls Road.
