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Curve Lake woman killed in head-on collision in Selwyn Township

Ontario Provincial Police

A woman from Curve Lake First Nation is dead following a head-on crash in Selwyn Township on Saturday morning.

Peterborough County OPP and emergency crews responded to the collision around 10:30 a.m. along Selwyn Road at Birch Island Road. Police determined that a northbound pickup truck crossed the centre line and collided with a southbound SUV.

The passenger in the SUV – Carol Marie Crapp, 73 – died at the scene, police said.

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The driver of the SUV was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre with minor injuries; the driver of the pickup was not injured.

Selwyn Road between 10th Line and 11th Line of Selwyn was closed for several hours as OPP investigated.

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“The circumstances surrounding this collision remain under investigation,” OPP stated.

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