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2 dead, 1 injured after head-on collision on Hwy. 7 in Havelock area: Peterborough County OPP

Peterborough County OPP say two people died and one seriously injured after a pickup truck and tractor-trailer collided head-on along Hwy. 7 in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township on March 3, 2023. Harrison Perkins/Special to Global News Peterborough

Two people are dead following a head-on collision on Hwy. 7 in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, east of Peterborough on Saturday morning.

According to Peterborough County OPP, the collision just west of County Road 50 involved a westbound tractor trailer and an eastbound pickup truck. Emergency crews responded to the collision around 9 a.m. in an area just east of the village of Havelock.

Police say two people in the pickup were pronounced deceased. A third person in the vehicle was transported to a Toronto-area hospital life-threatening injuries.

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The driver of the transport was not injured.

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Highway 7 is closed between County Road 50 and County Road 30 as OPP investigate the collision.

Anyone who may have witnessed or has video/dash camera footage of the collision and has not spoken with police is asked to contact the Peterborough County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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