(ASPHODEL-NORWOOD TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency crews were called to assist at a collision last night at approximately 10:00pm on Highway 7 at the 12th Line of Asphodel.
A head on collision occurred between a westbound car and an eastbound tractor trailer when the car crossed the center line. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The tractor trailer driver was not injured. The Ministry of Environment was contacted due to a diesel fuel leak.
The driver of the car has been identified as Rachelle TAMMAN (age 35) of Port Perry, Ontario. The deceased was transported to The Provincial Forensic Pathology Unit at the Forensic Services and Coroners Complex in Toronto for a post mortem examination.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed or has information regarding this collision is asked to contact Provincial Constable Matthew Whittaker of the Peterborough County OPP at (705)742-0401.
Highway 7 was closed between County Road 30 and County Road 45 while members trained in Collision Reconstruction measured and documented the scene.
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