Highway 17 in Laurentian Hills was reopened after being closed for 8 hours on Wednesday.
The Upper Ottawa Valley OPP issued a statement after a serious collision caused the highway to shut down between Chalk River and Deep River.
The incident happened on Wednesday morning around 8:00 AM and the Highway 17 was reopened a little after 4:00 that afternoon.
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The OPP says a 24-year-old woman, from Laurentian Hills, was travelling westbound and lost control. She then collided with a 78-year-old man from Deep River who was travelling eastbound.
They were both transported to the hospital leaving the woman to suffer serious injuries while the man is left with life threatening injuries. No one else was in the vehicles. No charges have been laid.
