KAWARTHA LAKES-A tragic Family Day long weekend in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
The OPP say one person was killed and five others injured in a crash on Highway 35, near Cameron on Sunday afternoon.
Police say a southbound sports utility vehicle (SUV) with five occupants collided with a northbound cube truck. A passenger in the SUV, a 71 year old female from Barrie, was pronounced deceased at the scene of the collision and the remaining vehicle occupants – four from the SUV and the driver of the cube truck were all transported to hospital. A five-year old boy from Oakville, and occupant of the SUV was subsequently airlifted to a Toronto area hospital with serious injuries.
Highway 35 was closed in both directions from Cameron Road to Naylor Road for 4.5 hours. It reopened at approximately 8:30pm.
The OPP Technical Collision Investigators are assisting with the investigation into the crash. No names have been released.
