70-year-old woman dead, 3 others injured in Oshawa crash
Posted April 10, 2023 6:59 pm.
Last Updated April 11, 2023 11:55 am.
A 70-year-old woman is dead and three others are injured following a two-vehicle crash in Oshawa on Monday.
Durham Regional Police officers responded to the scene on Simcoe Street North near Howden Road around 3:40 p.m.
Police say the driver of a Volkswagen and the driver of Nissan were travelling in opposite directions when they collided head-on.
The 70-year-old woman, who was in the front passenger seat of the Nissan, was taken to a local hospital where she later died.
The driver of the Nissan, a woman in her 50s, was airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre where she remains in serious condition.
A male passenger who was sitting in the back seat of the Nissan suffered minor injuries.
The male driver of the Volkswagen was also taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The area was closed to traffic for the investigation but has since reopened.
