14-05-2025
Highway 69 reopened following motorcycle crash in Estaire
Grim numbers were released by OPP Tuesday, showing that 2023 saw the most traffic-related deaths in a single year since the early 2000's.
Over 400 deaths on roadways in 2023
Ontario Provincial Police confirmed a third crash on a northern Ontario highway on Sunday.
Around 5:15 p.m., police said a motor vehicle collision on Highway 69 at Highway 64 in Estaire, south of Sudbury, closed the northbound lanes.
The road reopened just after 7:30 p.m.
OPP Const. Rob Lewis told the crash involved a motorcycle and the driver sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
No word on what caused the crash, if other vehicles were involved or if there are any charges pending.
Two other crashes on Sunday closed parts of Highway 11 and 17.
