On Monday, August 16, 2010 at approximately 10:12 am, a motor vehicle collision occurred on Highway 17 west in Eton Township, District of Kenora approximately 300 meters east of the Highway 605 (Eton-Rugby Road) and Highway 17 junction.
A west-bound passenger vehicle and an east-bound pickup truck collided on the highway.  The driver of the pickup truck suffered non life-threatening injuries and was treated at the Dryden Regional Hospital.
The female driver of the passenger vehicle, Rosanne O’Brien, aged 35 of Kitchener, Ontario, died as a result of the collision.
Members of the Dryden OPP detachment responded to the collision along with fire and ambulance emergency services from Dryden.  Highway 17 was closed as a result of the collision.  The highway was opened to one lane of traffic at 3:25 pm and then completely opened at 3:50 pm.
Police are still investigating the collision.