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Havelock-area woman dies in Hwy. 7 head-on collision; two children seriously injured

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A 51-year old woman has died from a fatal collision on Highway 7 east of Peterborough on Sunday afternoon. – Dec 10, 2017

A Havelock-area woman is dead following a fatal head-on collision on Highway 7 just east of Peterborough of Sunday afternoon.

Peterborough County OPP say an SUV and a car collided just before 2:30 p.m. near Blezard Line where a 51-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the second vehicle is being treated for non-life threatening injuries at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), while two children, a 7-year-old girl and a 2 year-old-boy, who were passengers in this vehicle, were airlifted to Toronto Sick Kids hospital from PRHC in serious condition, police said.

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Highway 7 between Villiers and Cameron lines remain closed while members of the OPP collision reconstruction unit investigate the crash.

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The identity of the victim will not be released until next of kin are notified, police said.

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