Three dead in collision of car, four motorcycles crash in Kawartha Lakes, Ont.
Written by The Canadian Press on June 7, 2026
Provincial police say they are investigating after three people were killed and others were injured in a multi-vehicle collision in Kawartha Lakes, Ont.
Police say emergency crews responded to the intersection of Highway 7 and New Heights Road on Saturday at 6 p.m. for reports of a serious collision involving a passenger vehicle and four motorcycles.
They say the driver of the passenger vehicle, an 18-year-old man from Peterborough, Ont., was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say one of the motorcyclists, a 72-year-old man from Dunchurch, Ont., was also pronounced dead at the scene.
A second motorcyclist, a 65-year-old man from Barrie, Ont., was airlifted to a Toronto-area hospital with serious injuries, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police say a third motorcyclist, a 30-year-old man from Sudbury, Ont., was initially taken to a local hospital with injuries and later transferred to a Toronto-area hospital, while a fourth motorcyclist, a 36-year-old Sudbury man, was treated and released at the scene.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 7, 2026.
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