OPP have identified the two victims in last week’s fatal collision on Highway 28 north of Peterborough, Ont.
Police say Shane Simkins-Mather, 33, and Travis Richardson, 34, of Eastern Passage, N.S., died when the car they were travelling in collided with a transport truck last Thursday morning.
The collision occurred around 9:45 a.m. south of Northey’s Bay Road in North Kawartha Township near Woodview, about 40 kilometres north of the city.
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The driver of the tractor trailer was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The driver and passenger of the car have died as a result of their injuries.
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The deceased were transported to the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto for a post-mortem examination, where they were identified.
OPP say the cause of the collision remains under investigation.
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