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Tragedy on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Thunder Bay with the death of a Fort Frances man.
OPP say 39-year-old Joel Walton was struck by a transport as he was walking along Highway 11/17 just after 5 a.m. yesterday.
It occurred in an area near Fraser Road.
The accident forced the closure of the Trans-Canada for six hours.
The investigation is continuing.