The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision on Hwy. 118 in Haliburton County, east of Carnarvon.
On Sunday, Oct. 5, at approximately 11:40 a.m., members of the Haliburton Highlands OPP Detachment responded to a serious collision involving a motorcycle and a transport truck. They said the impact caused the truck to catch fire, which was extinguished by fire services at the scene. The driver and passenger of the motorcycle, a 64-year-old female and a 79-year-old male, from Lindsay,w were pronounced deceased at the scene.
The OPP Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team assisted with the investigation and Hwy. 118 was closed for several hours between Tulip Road and the 25th Line.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage from the area at the time of the incident is asked to contact the Haliburton Highlands OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
