A single vehicle crash on Hwy 17 West, near the Hwy 144 interchange in Sudbury Wednesday morning before 9 am has claimed three lives.

Nipissing West OPP say the preliminary investigation reveals the westbound vehicle left the road and struck a rock cut.

Two people were pronounced deceased on the scene while a third passed away at hospital.

The driver was not injured.

Two other passengers were taken to hospital, one with serious injuries and the other with non-life threatening injuries.

The identities of the deceased have not been released.

(File photo by station staff)

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