57-year-old Peterborough woman dead in two-vehicle collision on Highway 7 near Fowlers Corners

Woman was driving an SUV that collided with a pickup truck hauling a trailer on Wednesday morning

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

A 57-year-old Peterborough woman is dead after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 7 near Fowlers Corners west of Peterborough on Wednesday morning (April 29).

At around 6:15 a.m., City of Kawartha Lakes Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision involving an SUV and a pickup truck hauling a trailer on Highway 7 between Frank Hill Road and Emily Park Road.

The driver and lone occupant of the SUV, a 57-year-old woman from Peterborough, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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No injuries were reported for either the driver or passenger of the pickup truck.

Highway 7 was closed in both directions between Frank Hill Road and Emily Park Road for several hours while emergency crews and investigators were at the scene.

Police are continuing to investigate the fatal collision. Anyone with information or video footage of the incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.