One individual has been pronounced deceased following a head-on collision on Highway 35/115.
On Sunday, April 26, 2026, at approximately 1:45 p.m., officers from the Toronto Detachment Highway Safety Division (HSD) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of a two-vehicle collision involving SUVs on Highway 3 5/115 northbound just south of Concession Road 3 in Newcastle.
As a result of the collision, the driver of the SUV, an 80-year-old male from Clarington, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the other SUV was transported to hospital with non-life threatening or life-altering injuries.
Highway 35/115 northbound is closed between Highway 2 and Concession Road 3 for several hours for the ongoing investigation with assistance from the OPP-HSD Traffic Support Unit.
Anyone with information or video footage of the incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca
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