4 dead, one injured in crash near Peterborough

Emergency vehicles at the scene of a crash that killed four people on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. OPP

By The Canadian Press

Posted November 22, 2022 7:38 pm.

Last Updated November 22, 2022 10:30 pm.

Ontario Provincial Police say four people have died in a head-on crash involving a pickup truck and an SUV on Highway 7 east of Peterborough.

One person has been sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police said in a release Tuesday that the collision happened at about 5:15 p.m. on Highway 7 near Drummond Line.

Highway 7 is closed between Keene Road and Heritage Line while police investigate the cause of the crash.

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