A 70-year-old Selwyn Township man died and another person was seriously injured in a three-vehicle collision on Highway 7 east of Peterborough on Tuesday evening (November 14).
At around 6:06 p.m., Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency crews responded to the scene of the collision on Highway 7 near Jermyn Line in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township, about 10 kilometres east of Peterborough.
After arriving, police and emergency crews found the first vehicle in the middle of the roadway with the driver still within it. Emergency crews extricated the driver, who was transported to a local hospital and later airlifted to a trauma centre.
The second vehicle was found in the eastbound lane with the driver uninjured. The third vehicle was found in the eastbound ditch, where the driver — a 70-year-old male from Selwyn Township — was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the third vehicle was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
According to police, witnesses reported observing the first vehicle cross over the centre line, where it came into contact with the second vehicle before colliding head-on with the third vehicle.
Highway 7 remained closed between Highway 28 and County Road 38 for around eight hours while police investigated and documented the scene.
Anyone who may have witnessed or has video/dash camera footage of the collision and has not spoken with police is asked to contact the Peterborough County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
