A 49-year-old man is dead after a serious motor vehicle collision on Tuesday morning (March 19) on Highway 7 east of Peterborough.
At around 6:40 a.m., Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency crews responded to the scene of the collision, which happened on Highway 7 at David Fife Line between Highway 28 and County Road 38.
Police report a westbound passenger vehicle and an eastbound tractor trailer collided. The 49-year-old man driving the passenger vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
Highway 7 was closed in both directions between Highway 28 and County Road 38 while police and emergency crews dealt with the collision scene and police conducted an investigation.
The highway was reopened at around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
Anyone who may have dashcam footage of the collision or witnessed it and has not yet spoken with police is asked to contact the Peterborough County OPP at 705-742-0401 or the OPP non-emergency number at 1-888-310-1122.
The original version of this story has been updated with details about the fatal collision and the highway reopening.
