Thunder Bay OPP identify victim in fatal Highway 11/17 collision

Ontario Provincial Police officers in Thunder Bay, Ont. have identified the victim involved in the fatal vehicle collision on Highway 11/17 near Finnmark Road on Monday afternoon.

48-year-old Jason Calder was pronounced dead at the scene on Monday, April 9

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OPP in Thunder Bay have identified the victim involved in the fatal collision on Highway 11/ 17 on Monday, April 9. (CBC)

Ontario Provincial Police in Thunder Bay, Ont. have identified the victim involved in the fatal vehicle collision on Highway 11/17 near Finnmark Road on Monday afternoon.

Jason Calder, 48, of Thunder Bay was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a media statement issued Tuesday.

OPP said Calder's east-bound pickup truck collided with a tractor trailer unit that was heading west.

The driver and passenger of the tractor trailer were transported to hospital by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.

Police said traffic was rerouted to Finnmark Road as the highway was closed to traffic for about five hours. 

Officials are still investigating the collision.