One person is dead and two others were injured following a head-on collision in Scugog Ont. Township early Sunday morning.
In a news release, Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 7/12 near 4th Line in Port Perry at approximately 5:55 a.m. on March 8.
Investigators say both vehicles were travelling in opposite directions when the head-on collision had occurred.
A 53-year-old man from Sunderland Ont. was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say a 32-year-old man from Innisfil Ont. was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, while a 35-year-old man from North York was airlifted to a regional trauma centre with serious injuries.
Both the northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 7/12 were closed while officers, including OPP Technical Collision Investigators and a Reconstructionist, examined the scene.
All lanes have since reopened.
The investigation remains ongoing. Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage from the area at the time of the crash to contact the OPP.
