Two people are dead following two separate collisions on Saturday evening (August 20) in Peterborough County where vehicles went into ditches.
One collision happened at around 7 p.m. north of Buckhorn on County Road 507 just north of County Road 36, when a vehicle travelling southbound left the roadway and entered the ditch. The lone occupant was pronounced dead at scene.
County Road 507 was closed for several hours while police documented the scene.
At around 7:15 p.m., a vehicle with two occupants went into a ditch on 10th Line north of Norwood. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
10th Line was currently closed between Webster Road and Dummer-Asphodel Road for several hours while police documented the scene.
Police are continuing to investigate the causes of both collisions.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collisions or has dashcam footage and has not yet spoken with police is asked to contact the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police at 705-742-0401 or 1-888-310-1122.
