NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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HEARST – On Nov. 6, 2016, at approximately 3 a.m., the Hearst Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were advised of a motor vehicle collision on Champlain Road in Abbott Township, south/east of the Town of Hearst.
Police investigation revealed that three males in a pickup truck were travelling west bound on Champlain Road when the single motor vehicle collision occurred. The two passengers of the motor vehicle were transported to a local hospital. [One has been treated and released, however, the other remains in serious condition at a local hospital.]
The driver, Martin Hebert, 20, of Kapuskasing, Ontario died as a result of the collision.
OPP Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) were called in to assist with the investigation.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation.
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Editor's Note: An initial news release from OPP incorrectly indicated both passengers had been released from hospital. This news release has been edited to reflect that new information