Two killed in crash on Highway 655 in northern Ontario

Two northern Ontario residents were killed in a crash between two passenger vehicles on Highway 655 north of Timmins on Wednesday.

Emergency crews were called to the scene approximately six kilometres south of Highway 11 shortly before 3 p.m. Dec. 20, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release.

A 64-year-old passenger from Cochrane was pronounced deceased at the scene while the driver of the other vehicle, an 87-year-old from Kapuskasing, was taken to hospital and later succumbed to their injuries.

The other driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was also taken to hospital by ambulance.

Highway 655 was closed between Kidd Creek Mine Road and Highway 11 for about 12 hours.

An investigation into the crash is continuing with the assistance of the OPP traffic incident management enforcement team and the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario – Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

No word on the cause of the collision or if any charges are pending.