3 dead, 1 injured in crash involving four motorcycles and car in Kawartha Lakes

Three people are dead and another person remains in hospital after a serious multi-vehicle crash involving a passenger vehicle and four motorcycles in Kawartha Lakes this weekend.

In a news release issued Sunday, officials from Kawartha Lakes OPP, along with local EMS and fire crews, say they responded to the intersection of Highway 7 and New Heights Road in Omemee at approximately 6 p.m. on June 6 after receiving reports of a serious collision.

Police say the driver of the passenger vehicle, an 18-year-old Peterborough man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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, was airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre with serious injuries, where he later died police said.

A third motorcyclist, a 30-year-old man from Sudbury, was initially taken to a local hospital before being transferred to a Toronto-area trauma centre.

A fourth motorcyclist, a 36-year-old man from Sudbury, was treated and released at the scene.

It remains unclear what led up to the crash but an investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information or dash camera footage related to the incident is asked to contact the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP.