Driver, 21, suffers life-threatening injuries in multi-car crash that send 2 others to hospital

A multi-vehicle collision on Highway 7 in Kawartha Lakes, Ont., on Mon., April 14, 2025.

Provincial police are investigating a multi-vehicle collision in Kawartha Lakes that sent three people to the hospital.

The three-vehicle crash happened on a stretch of Highway 7 between Slanted Road and River Road Monday morning around seven.

Police say one of the drivers, a 21-year-old man from Peterborough, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported via air ambulance to a trauma centre. Two other drivers, a 74-year-old man from Fenelon Falls and a 59-year-old man from Cameron, were taken to a local hospital for treatment of undisclosed injuries.

Police closed the area for several hours. It has since reopened.

The cause of the collision remains under investigation, with police encouraging any witnesses or anyone with dash camera footage to come forward.