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Woman dies in head-on collision on Highway 7 near Omemee

Two vehicles collided head-on on Lilac Road in Omemee, Ont. on Friday afternoon. Harrison Perkins

A 22-year-old woman is dead following a head-on collision near Omemee on Friday afternoon.

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP responded to the crash involving two cars around 12:30 p.m. and closed a section of Highway 7 between Lilac Road and Heights Road just west of the village.

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Police tweeted that a 22-year-old woman has died and a male has been taken to hospital (injuries unknown). One of the cars ended up in a ditch. Roads were snow covered at a time.

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The name of the victim has yet to be released.

“Weather a factor,” tweeted OPP Sgt. Peter Leon.

The OPP’s Technical Traffic Collision Investigators are on scene.

More to come.

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