- UPDATE #1 - MARATHON OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION - Additional Fatalities Confirmed
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- UPDATE #1 -MARATHON OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION
Additional Fatalities Confirmed
(MARATHON, ON) - Two additional people have died as a result of injuries sustained in a fatal collision west of Marathon last week.
On Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at approximately 4:20 pm ET, OPP officers along with Emergency Medical Services responded to reports of a collision on Highway 17 near Prairie River, west of Marathon.
A 58-year-old male from Marathon was pronounced deceased at hospital the same day.
The passenger of the second vehicle, an 80-year-old female from Terrace Bay, was pronounced deceased at hospital on Thursday, July 16, 2026.
On Monday, July 20, 2026, the driver of the second vehicle, a 79-year-old male from Terrace Bay, died as a result of injuries sustained in the collision.