Category: Ignace

(IGNACE, ON) At approximately 12:05 am on March 1st, 2025, Ignace OPP attended a collision involving a single motorized snow vehicle (MSV) on the OFSC trail in the Township of Ignace.

Members of the Ignace Volunteer Fire Department, Northwest EMS and the OPP North West Region T.I.M.E. Team (Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement) attended.

A 25-year-old was pronounced deceased on scene.

The OFSC Trail remained closed for several hours while investigators processed the scene.

OPP continues their investigation regarding the collision, anyone with information can contact OPP at 888-310-1122 or Crime stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).

Traffic safety remains a top priority of the OPP and is a key component of the OPP’s public safety mandate. Investigations resulting in the loss of life and serious injuries can be complex to investigate. As the vast majority of fatal collisions are preventable, thorough and accurate investigations help ensure that motorists who cause these collisions are held accountable for their driving behaviors. The victims and their families deserve no less.

(IGNACE, ON) -The Ignace Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges following a fatal collision that occurred on March 17, 2023.

On March 17, 2023, shortly before 1:00 a.m., members of the Ignace OPP Detachment along with Emergency Medical Services, responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Ignace Township involving a commercial motor vehicle and a snow plow. The occupant from the snow plow was pronounced deceased at the scene.

As a result of the investigation, the driver of the commercial motor vehicle has been arrested and charged under the criminal code.

Sukhdeep SARAN, 42-years-old, from Calgary Alberta is charged criminally with:

·      Causing Death by Criminal Negligence

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Dryden on March 3rd, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.

Traffic safety remains a top priority of the OPP and is a key component of the OPP’s public safety mandate. Investigations resulting in the loss of life and serious injuries can be complex to investigate. As the vast majority of fatal collisions are preventable, thorough and accurate investigations help ensure that motorists who cause these collisions are held accountable for their driving behaviours. The victims and their families deserve no less. 

(IGNACE, ON) – The Dryden and Ignace Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision.

On the 23rd of January 2025, shortly after 3:30 a.m., officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to a fatal collision involving two commercial motor vehicles (CMV) on Highway 17 west of the township of Ignace.

As a result, three parties have been pronounced deceased at the scene. Highway 17 has since been reopened. While the investigation remains on-going, charges are not being considered at this time.

Traffic safety remains a top priority of the OPP and is a key component of the OPP’s public safety mandate. Investigations resulting in the loss of life and serious injuries can be complex to investigate. As the vast majority of fatal collisions are preventable, thorough and accurate investigations help ensure that motorists who cause these collisions are held accountable for their driving behaviours. The victims and their families deserve no less.