One man is dead and a woman is seriously injured following a two-vehicle collision on County Road 38 in Peterborough County on Sunday afternoon (December 1).
At around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call reporting a serious collision between an SUV and pickup truck on County Road 38 at Dummer Asphodel Road.
When police arrived, they found both vehicles in the north ditch. The fire department was already on scene and was working on extricating the female driver and male passenger from the SUV. A pickup truck with a lone driver was also in the ditch.
Witnesses told police the pickup truck was travelling southbound on County Road 38 approaching Dummer Asphodel Road when an SUV travelling westbound failed to stop at the stop sign at Dummer Asphodel Road, resulting in the vehicles colliding.
The 69-year-old male passenger in the SUV was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The female driver of the SUV was also transported to a local hospital but was later taken by air ambulance to a Toronto trauma centre. The driver of the pickup truck suffered minor injuries.
County Road 38 remained closed for several hours while emergency crews dealt with the collision and police documented the scene. Anyone who may have witnessed or has video/dash camera footage of the collision, and who has not yet spoken with police, is asked to contact the Peterborough County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
