Two women killed in Highway 17 crash near Renfrew

The victims had been in a car that collided with a pickup truck on Highway 17 at around 12 noon on Sept. 30.

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The Renfrew detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was investigating a two-vehicle collision that killed two women from Val-des-Monts, Que., on Tuesday afternoon. Article content

A media release on Wednesday said the 54- and 78-year-old victims had been in a car that collided with a pickup truck on Highway 17 in Renfrew at around 12 noon on Sept. 30. They were transported to hospital, but were pronounced dead. Article content Article content

There were no injuries for the driver and sole occupant of the pickup truck, the OPP reported.

The collision and subsequent investigation led to a temporary closure of Highway 17 in both directions from Chenaux Road