Two people seriously injured after vehicle rollover on Highway 35 in Haliburton County Saturday afternoon

Southbound passenger vehicle crossed into northbound lanes and rolled in Minden Hills Township

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

Two people were seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 35 in Haliburton County late Saturday afternoon (June 24).

Shortly after 4 p.m., Haliburton Highlands Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency services responded to the collision in Minden Hills Township.

A passenger vehicle travelling southbound on Highway 35 crossed into the northbound lanes and rolled, coming to a rest on Moore Lake Estates Road.

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Two occupants, including one who was extricated from the vehicle, suffered serious injuries. They were transported to Haliburton hospital before being airlifted by Ornge air ambulance to a Toronto-area trauma centre.

Highway 35 northbound was reduced to one lane while police investigated and has since reopened.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage and has not yet spoken with police is asked to call the Haliburton Highlands OPP at 1-888-310-1122.