A 27-year-old Bobcaygeon woman is dead and another person seriously injured after a head-on collision on County Road 36 in Trent Lakes late Monday afternoon (November 3).
At around 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call from Trent Lakes Fire Department advising of a two-vehicle head-on collision on County Road 36 east of Bobcaygeon. Due to the extent of the collision, emergency medical services were also dispatched to the collision.
Officers arrived on scene and observed two passenger vehicles, each with extensive front-end damage.
The driver of the westbound vehicle, a 27-year-old woman from Bobcaygeon, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the eastbound vehicle was taken to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries and was later transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre.
There were no passengers in either vehicle.
County Road 36 remained closed to traffic in both directions between Tate’s Bay Road and Nichols Cove Road while emergency crews dealt with the collision and police investigated and 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 Detachment at 1-888-310-1122.
