One person is dead following a head-on crash late Tuesday night in Cobourg.
The collision between a car and a pickup truck happened around 11 p.m. along Danforth Road East near Greer road just south of Highway 401.
Witnesses said road conditions were extremely slippery at the time.
The road around the collision scene was littered with debris including children’s books and drawings.
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Cobourg firefighters and Northumberland County paramedics extricated the driver and passenger in the car which ended up in a ditch while the pickup remained on the roadway.
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The name of the victim has yet to be released.
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Danforth Road between Birchwood Trail and Greer Road reopened Wednesday morning around 5:45 a.m.
More to come.
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