Four injured, one seriously, in multi-vehicle collision on Highway 7 west of Omemee

Highway 7 closed while police investigate Monday morning collision involving three passenger vehicles and one commercial motor vehicle

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Four people have been injured, one seriously, in a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 7 west of Omemee on Monday morning (December 20).

The Kawartha Lakes OPP and emergency crews are on the scene of the collision, which happened at around 9 a.m. on Monday and involved three passenger vehicles and a commercial motor vehicle.

Three people have been transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and one person has been transported to a Toronto-area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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Highway 7 is closed while police document the scene. Detours are in place on Highway 7 at Mount Horeb Road and Heights Road.

The closure will remain in place for several hours for the police investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision and has not yet spoken to investigators is asked to call City of Kawartha Lakes OPP at 1-888-310-1122.