THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Provincial police say they’ve laid a careless driving charge after a multi-vehicle collision east of Thunder Bay, Ont., that killed two people and injured four others.
They say the crash happened at 6 p.m. on Monday when an SUV turning into a rest stop off Highway 11/17 was struck by a tractor trailer and then crashed into a pick-up truck.
Two people in the SUV – 61-year-old Thunder Bay resident Joann Mendowegan and 46-year-old Greenstone, Ont., resident Christopher Towegishig – died in the crash.
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Four people in the pick-up truck were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say they have charged the driver of the tractor trailer, who was not injured, with careless driving.
The investigation continues
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