COBDEN — A 51-year-old man is dead and another person suffered serious injuries after a tractor-trailer and sedan crashed on Highway 17 west of Cobden, Renfrew County paramedics say.
Paramedic Chief Michael Nolan said the call came in around 10:40 a.m. Wednesday.
Paramedics pronounced the driver of the sedan dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer suffered serious injuries and was transported by ambulance to Pembroke Regional Hospital.
Police closed the highway in the area and detours were in place.
No further information was available by presstime.
