Thunder Bay

Boy, 2, dead after being hit by a truck in northern Ontario First Nation

A two-year-old boy is dead after being hit by a vehicle Wednesday night in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, a remote First Nation about 600 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont.

Police investigating after collision in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (Big Trout Lake First Nation)

A two-year-old boy is dead after being hit by a truck Wednesday night in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, a remote First Nation about 600 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont.

Provincial police said the incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Sakeetawanakak Road in the community formerly known as Big Trout Lake First Nation.

Police are investigating but few other details are available.

A critical incident stress response and Ontario Provincial Police liaison team will be providing support to the community and responders, according to police.

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