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Crash on highway 101 in northern Ontario leaves one dead

Ontario Provincial Police say one person is dead following a crash Wednesday on Highway 101.

OPP say victim is from Chapleau

Close-up shot of an OPP police car on a sunny day.
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal crash in northern Ontario. (CBC)

Ontario Provincial Police say one person is dead following a crash Wednesday on Highway 101.

They say it happened in the afternoon, east of Foleyet, involving a passenger vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle.

Police say a 38-year-old from Chapleau was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the second vehicle was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police continue to investigate.