From the OPP:

On June 30, 2021, shortly after 7 a.m. members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), the OPP Canine (K9) Unit, the Englehart Fire Department and the Timiskaming Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 11, north of the Town of Englehart, in the Township of Chamberlain.

It has been confirmed that one person has died.

The OPP’s Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI) and the Office of the Chief Coroner- Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OCC-FPS) are assisting with this investigation.

Highway 11 is closed in both directions while police continue to investigate. A detour is available:

• Northbound Traffic: From Highway 11, take Highway 560 West to Highway 65 to Highway 66 to Highway 11

• Southbound Traffic: From Highway 11, take Highway 66 south of Kenogami to Highway 65 to Highway 560 to Highway 11

The highway will remain closed for several hours.

The investigation is still on-going. Further information will be released as it becomes available.

If you have information regarding this collision contact the Temiskaming OPP at: 705-647-8400, your local OPP detachment at 1-888-310-1122 or your nearest police authority.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.