Hwy. 12 reopens after fatal Port Perry crash
Posted October 15, 2013 6:40 am.
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One woman is dead and Highway 12 was shut down for several hours after a head-on collision in Port Perry on Tuesday morning.
The collision happened north of Scugog Line 3, south of the Highway 12/7A split, around 6:10 a.m.
Ontario Provincial Police say the driver of a red Chevrolet Cavalier was heading north when she went into the southbound lanes, colliding with a tractor-trailer.
She was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was not injured, but his vehicle was damaged.
The highway was reopened around 1:30 p.m., OPP say.