Four people are dead and one critically injured after a collision Tuesday (November 22) on Highway 7 near Drummond Line in Peterborough County just east of the city limits.
At around 5:15 p.m., a pick-up truck and sport utility vehicle collided head-on.
Four people were pronounced dead at the scene, and another person was transported to a Toronto-area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police have not released the name or ages of the victims, pending notification of next of kin.
Highway 7 between Keene Road and Heritage line was closed overnight while police investigated and documented the scene.
Police are asking anyone who witnessed or has video/dash camera footage of the collision and who has not yet spoken with police contact the Peterborough County OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122.