(PICKERING, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 7 near Concession Road 6 in Pickering. The incident, which involved two sport utility vehicles (SUVs), resulted in three fatalities and two individuals sustaining life-threatening injuries.
At approximately 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, members of the Toronto Detachment of the OPP responded to a head-on collision between an eastbound and a westbound SUV. The lone occupant of the eastbound vehicle, an 82-year-old resident of Port Perry, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Two passengers in the westbound SUV, a 63-year-old from Markham and a 68-year-old from Scarborough, were also pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the westbound vehicle, a 64-year-old from Markham, and a third passenger, a 70-year-old from Richmond Hill, were transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Members of the OPP Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Team, Technical Collision Investigators and Reconstructionist, attended the scene to assist with the investigation, along with Pickering Fire Services and Durham Paramedic Services.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or dashcam footage from the area at the time of the incident is asked to contact the Toronto Highway Safety Division 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.