Police have identified the two victims of a fatal three-vehicle collision near Kinmount on Wednesday afternoon (April 6).
At around 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, police and emergency services responded to a collision involving two passenger vehicles and a small pickup truck on County Road 121, south of Gelert Road, in the Township of Minden Hills.
Police originally believed two vehicles were involved in the collision, but further investigation revealed a third vehicle was involved.
The driver and passenger of one of the vehicles were transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, where they later died.
On Friday (April 8), police identified the victims as 79-year-old Victor Disik and 77-year-old Sonya Holliday-Rhodes, both of Minden.
The driver of the second vehicle was transported to a trauma centre with serious injuries. The driver and passenger in the third vehicle did not report any injuries to first responders.
County Road 121 was closed in both directions between Gelert Road and Kinmount for around 10 hours while police investigated the collision.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision and has not yet spoken to police is asked to contact the Haliburton Highlands OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
This story has been updated with the names of the victims.
