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Driver suffered fatal medical episode prior to Lansdowne Street collision in Peterborough: police

Click to play video: 'Collision between pickup trucks collisions section of Lansdowne Street in Peterborough'
Collision between pickup trucks collisions section of Lansdowne Street in Peterborough
Police say a driver suffered a fatal medical episode that led to a collision between two pickup trucks on Lansdowne Street in Peterborough on Sunday morning – Jun 21, 2021

Police say one driver suffered a fatal medical episode prior to a collision between two pickup trucks on Lansdowne Street in Peterborough on Sunday morning.

Emergency crews were called to the scene just before 9 a.m.

They found one pickup truck on its side and another that had mounted the curb and struck a fire hydrant.

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According to the Peterborough Police Service, a 62-year-old man driving one of the pickups suffered a fatal medical episode prior to the crash.

The victim has not been identified.

No charges are expected, police said Monday morning.

A section of Lansdowne Street was closed between Kawartha Heights Boulevard and Brealey Drive as police investigated.

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