-UPDATE- HIGHWAY 540 CLOSED FOLLOWING SERIOUS COLLISION IN GORE BAY - Highway to Remain Closed as Manitoulin OPP Investigate Fatal Collision
UPDATE
HIGHWAY 540 CLOSED FOLLOWING SERIOUS COLLISION IN GORE BAY
Highway to Remain Closed as Manitoulin OPP Investigate Fatal Collision
(GORE BAY, ON) - The Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision.
On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at approximately 5:30 pm, the Manitoulin OPP, with assistance from the United Chief and Councils of Manitoulin Police Service Commission (UCCM Police), paramedics and the fire department, responded to a serious two-vehicle collision involving two passenger vehicles on Highway 540 between Emery Road and Robertson Road in Gore Bay. One driver was pronounced deceased as a result, and the second involved driver was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Further updates will be provided as information becomes available.