James Norton, 46, dies in Hwy 69 crash, north of Parry Sound

Provincial police have released the name of the person who died Wednesday in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 69, south of Harris Lake Road, south of Britt.

The OPP investigation revealed that a northbound SUV drifted across the centre line and collided with a southbound motorhome. Then a southbound truck lost control on the debris and struck the guard rails.

The driver of the northbound SUV, Jim Norton, 46 years of age from Savant Township, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Norton had a passenger with him — a 23-year-old man — who survived the crash. The passenger and the driver of the southbound truck — a 41-year-old man — were sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries,

Highway 69 has been re-opened and the cause of the collision is still under police investigation.