Snowmobile crash near Alban, Ont., kills 2, sends 1 to hospital

A snowmobile crash over the weekendleft two people deadand sent a one-year-old to hospital.

Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened Saturday shortly after 6:30 p.m. on the Murdock River near Alban, Ont., which is located 72 kilometressouth of Sudbury.

Police say a42-year-old man was riding a snowmachine near some ice fishing hutswhen he collided with a 29-year-old woman andboth were killed.

A one-year-old was taken to hospital with with non-life threatening injuries.

The snowmobile driver has been identified as James Nathan Wright, 42, of the French River, Ont., area.

The woman has been identified as 29-year-old JuliePiotrowski, who is also from the French River area.

Police say an investigation into the crash is ongoing.