NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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HEARST — On Feb. 17, 2017 at 9:18 p.m., the Hearst Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motorized snow vehicle (MSV) collision on Northern Corridor du Nord (NCDN) trail L151, approximately 20 kilometers north of Bernard Road in Opasatika.
The driver, Gaetan Tremblay, 67, of Mattice, Ontario, was traveling on the trail and lost control. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital to be treated for life threatening injuries and has since died.
The investigation is ongoing.
The OPP are reminding snowmobilers to ride with caution.
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