Fatal Collision

Source: OPP
Date: Tue Dec 3 12:52:21 MST 2024

(ASPHODEL-NORWOOD TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency crews responded to the scene of a two-vehicle motor vehicle collision that occurred on County Road 38 at Dummer Asphodel Road, resulting in one fatality.

Just prior to 3:30pm on December 1, 2024, Peterborough County OPP received a call reporting a serious two-vehicle collision on County Road 38 and Dummer Asphodel Road. Upon arrival, officers observed both vehicles in the north ditch. Fire department was already on scene and were working on extricating the female driver and male passenger from a black SUV. A white pickup truck with a lone driver was also in the ditch.

Witnesses advised that the pickup truck was travelling southbound on County Road 38 and as they were approaching Dummer Asphodel Road, a black SUV traveling westbound, failed to stop for the stop sign resulting in the vehicles colliding.

A 69-year-old male was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced as deceased.

The driver of the black SUV was transported to a local hospital but was later taken by ORNGE Air to a Toronto trauma centre..

The driver of the pickup truck suffered minor injuries.

Roads remained closed for several hours while emergency crews dealt with the collision and police members trained in collision reconstruction, measured and documented the scene.

Anyone who may have witnessed or has video/dash camera footage of the collision and has not spoken with police is asked to contact the Peterborough County OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122.

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