(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A three vehicle collision on the Noden Causeway resulted in a careless driving charge for a Thunder Bay resident.

On December 03, 2024, at approximately 9:00 pm, the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fort Frances Fire Rescue, and Couchiching Fire Rescue responded to a three vehicle collision on the Noden Causeway east of Couchiching First Nation.

A vehicle attempted to pass a snow plow and lost control colliding with two other vehicles. Five people were treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The highway was shut down for approximately one hour while emergency services worked the scene.

Yash SAWHNEY, 25-years-old, from Thunder Bay is charged with one count of careless driving. He is scheduled to appear in Fort Frances Provincial Offences Court on February 06, 2025, to answer to the charge.

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