Fatal Accident West Of City

One man is dead following an accident on Highway 11, 30 kilometres east of Atikokan Tuesday afternoon.  OPP say that the crash happened at around one o'clock and involved a car and a commercial vehicle.  A female passenger in the car was taken to Atikokan General Hospital with serious injuries.  The driver of the commercial vehicle was not injured.  Police closed the highway between Thunder Bay and Atikokan for several hours until their investigation was complete.