Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal collision involving an ATV that claimed the life of a 43-year-old Pikangikum First Nation resident.
Police said emergency services were dispatched to Teachers Road shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 27. The man sustained critical injuries in the incident and was later pronounced dead at the community’s nursing station.
Investigators have yet to determine the circumstances that led to the collision. The investigation remains ongoing.
Update – Police charged the 16-year-old from Pikangikum First Nation with impaired driving-related offences. The youth is expected to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice at a later date.