3 Dead in Highway 17 Crash, 185km Closed

0:00It's April 17. This is Canada News Today, local news powered by AI. Three people lost their lives in a nasty crash between two semi-trucks on Highway 17 near Rath, northwest of Thunder Bay in Northern Ontario. Provincial police got the call early Thursday morning and is shut down a massive chunk of the road. The collision spilled some load, but officials say it doesn't pose any real danger to folks nearby. They're keeping quiet on victim details until next of kin get notified. That impact hit hard, closing about 185 kilometers of the highway from Ignace all the way to the Highway 11 turnoff in. Shabakwa. Drivers had to reroute big time. Right now, investigators are still digging into what went down, with no word on causes yet. The stretch stays blocked off as they wrap up the scene. Keep an eye on updates from the OPP, since this one's fresh and roads like that are lifelines