Two people dead, one seriously injured after head-on crash Saturday afternoon on Highway 28 south of Woodview

Highway 28 is closed with detours in place at Northey's Bay Road and County Road 36

A road closure sign on Highway 28 near Woodview following a head-on collision in February 2019. (Photo courtesy of Geri-Lynn Cajindos)
A road closure sign on Highway 28 near Woodview following a head-on collision in February 2019. (Photo courtesy of Geri-Lynn Cajindos)

A deadly stretch of Highway 28 has claimed more lives.

Two people are dead and one is seriously injured following a serious collision on Highway 28 near Big Cedar Lake Road, south of Woodview, on Saturday afternoon (August 21).

Peterborough County OPP report two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision at around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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Two people were pronounced dead at the scene and one person has been transported to a Toronto-area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police are not releasing the names of the people who died until their next of kin have been notified.

Highway 28 remains closed while the OPP documents the scene. Detours are in place on Highway 28 at Northey’s Bay Road and County Road 36.

The closure will remain in place for several hours while police investigate.