No one was injured after a vehicle accidentally slid onto the ice of Pigeon Lake just east of Bobcaygeon on Friday night.
According to area resident Rhonda Baksh, around 9 p.m., a car veered off the dead end at Tate’s Bay Road, struck a break wall in a neighbour’s backyard and ended up sliding onto the ice about 50 feet from shore.
She said conditions were foggy on the ice and the road was slippery.
“The road was not sanded far enough down the end of the road,” said Bakash, who lives at the intersection of Tate’s Bay Rd., Alpine Rd. and Pirates Glen Drive.
The driver – a man in his 20s – was not injured. A tow truck company was called to remove the car from the scene. The vehicle’s airbag deployed after the initial strike into the wall.
City of Kawartha Lakes firefighters and OPP also attended the scene. No charges were laid, according to police.
Baksh says she and neighbours along the road and nearby ones have been lobbying the City of Kawartha Lakes for a four-way stop sign at the intersection.
“Because we have had at least four people fly into our front yard that have gone through that intersection since we have lived here,” she told CHEX News.
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