(ESPANOLA, ON) – On November 22, 2013 at 1:15 p.m., officers from the Espanola Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle collision on Highway 6, Merritt Twp (location known as Hopkins Hill).
Preliminary investigation revealed the southbound SUV lost control on the icy roadway, entered the ditch and struck a rock-cut then rolled over.
The male driver was treated at hospital for non-life threatening injuries and later released. His female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation is continuing with the assistance of an OPP Collision Reconstructionist and an OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigator.
The highway was closed for over an hour due to weather and road conditions and while officers conducted their investigation.
No names are being released at this time pending notification of next of kin.