Two people died in a serious collision on Highway 118 in Haliburton County late Sunday morning (October 5).
At around 11:40 a.m., officers with the Haliburton Highlands Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision between a motorcycle and a transport truck on Highway 118 north of Carnarvon.
The impact caused the truck to catch fire, which was extinguished by fire services at the scene.
The driver and passenger of the motorcycle, a 64-year-old woman and a 79-year-old man, were pronounced deceased at the scene.
Highway 118 between Tulip Road and 25th Line will be closed while police investigate and document the scene. In a media release issued at 5 p.m. on Sunday, police are advising the public to avoid the area and plan alternate routes “as the closure is expected to be lengthy.”
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage from the area at the time of the incident and has not yet spoken to police is asked to contact the Haliburton Highlands OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.khcrimestoppers.com/
