City of Kawartha Lakes OPP – Fatal Multi-Vehicle Collision
Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), alongside local EMS and fire services, responded to a fatal multi-vehicle collision in the Town of Omemee.
On June 6, 2026, at approximately 6:00 p.m., emergency crews were dispatched to the intersection of Highway 7 and New Heights Road following reports of a serious collision involving a passenger vehicle and four motorcycles.
As a result of the collision, the driver of the passenger vehicle, an 18-year-old m ale from Peterborough, was pronounced deceased at the scene. One of the motorcyclists, a 72-year-old male from Dunchurch, was also pronounced deceased at the scene.
A second motorcyclist, a 65-year-old male from Barrie, was airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre with serious injuries, where he was later pronounced deceased. A third motorcyclist, a 30-year-old male from Sudbury, was initially transported to a local hospital with injuries and later transferred to a Toronto-area trauma centre.
A fourth motorcyclist, a 36-year-old male from Sudbury, was treated and released at the scene.
Members of the OPP Technical Collision Investigation (TCI) unit attended the scene to assist with the investigation.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information or dashcam footage related to the incident is asked to contact the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit information online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca
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