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Fatal crash closes highway to Searchmont (update: open, 3 photos)

3:51 p.m. update Ontario Provincial Police advise that Highway 556 has been re-opened. 1 p.m. update The following is a release from Ontario Provincial Police: ************************* On May 21, 2015 at 9 a.m., officers from the Sault Ste.

3:51 p.m. update

Ontario Provincial Police advise that Highway 556 has been re-opened.

1 p.m. update

The following is a release from Ontario Provincial Police:

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On May 21, 2015 at 9 a.m., officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a single motor vehicle rollover on Highway 556 near Old Mill Road.

Officers attended the scene and confirmed there was one fatality. 

The identity of the deceased is not being released pending the notification of next of kin.

No other persons were involved or injured.

The collision is being investigated by officers from the Sault Ste Marie OPP Detachment with the assistance of a Technical Traffic Collision Investigator (TTCI) and Reconstructionist (RECON). 

Further details will be released as information becomes available.

The highway remains closed in both directions while the OPP continue their investigation.

Please do not call O.P.P. Provincial Communication Centres for road advisory updates or road condition information.

Visit the Ontario Ministry of Transportation website at http://www.mto.gov.on.ca or call 511 for Traveller's Information such as Winter Road Conditions, Construction Reports, Road Closures, Traffic Reports, Traffic Cameras and Interactive Mapping.

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11 a.m. update

Police at the scene confirm one person has died in a single vehicle rollover near Highway 556 and Old Mill Road.

A white pickup truck can be seen overturned off the side of the road.

Ontario Provincial Police and fire officials remain on scene.

The victim's next of kin have not yet been notified.

The following is a road closure release from the Ontario Provincial Police:

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Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Closure:

Highway:  556

Location:  Hwy 556, Old Mill Road, Aweres Township

Brief Description of Event:  Motor Vehicle Collision Investigation

Detour (if available):  N/A

Estimated duration of Road Advisory:  Unknown at this time

The O.P.P. will distribute details and updates of the road advisory as information becomes available.

Please do not call O.P.P. Provincial Communication Centres for road advisory updates or road condition information.

Visit the Ontario Ministry of Transportation website at http://www.mto.gov.on.ca or call 511 for Traveller's Information such as Winter Road Conditions, Construction Reports, Road Closures, Traffic Reports, Traffic Cameras and Interactive Mapping.

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(PHOTO: Police and firefighters respond to the scene of a fatal collision that took place around 9 a.m. this morning on Highway 556. Michael Purvis/SooToday)


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