SIU investigating head-on collision between OPP cruiser and civilian SUV

[Michael Jack]

The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate to investigate a head-on crash between an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) cruiser and another vehicle.

Provincial police shut down Highway 35 from Somerville 3rd Concession to Glenarm Road in Fenelon Falls shortly before 3 p.m.

Police say three people including the officer were taken to a local hospital.

In the late afternoon, the SIU took the reins of the investigation from the OPP.

Motorists are to expect delays if travelling through the area, and plan alternate routes when possible.

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[Michael Jack]

The Special Investigations Unit has invoked its mandate following a three-vehicle collision involving an Ontario Provincial Police cruiser in Kawartha Lakes that sent an officer and two others to the hospital.

OPP said the collision occurred on Highway 35 near Royal Cedar Road in Fenelon Falls shortly after 2 p.m.

There is no immediate word on the severity of the injuries sustained by the officer and the other two victims.

Images from Chopper 24 show an OPP cruiser and a white SUV with extensive front-end damage.

Sara Johnston, the chief of Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Services, told CP24 earlier that seven people were transported to a local hospital.

The cause of the collision is unknown. OPP said they will not be providing further information as the SIU is now investigating.

The SIU did confirm that it had been notified about the incident, but it has not released any details at this time.

The SIU is called whenever the actions of police result in death, serious injury, sexual assault, and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person.

The highway was closed for several hours for the investigation.

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[Michael Jack]

Posted August 14, 2026 7:29 pm. Last Updated August 14, 2026 10:33 pm.

The province’s police watchdog has been called in to investigate after a multi-vehicle crash in Kawartha Lakes sent eight people to hospital, including a police officer.

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says just after 3 p.m. on August 14, an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was traveling southbound on Highway 35 in the vicinity of Somerville 3rd Concession and Royal Cedar Road when a collision occurred involving two other vehicles, a Honda CR-V which was going south on the same highway and a Hyundai Pallisade that was traveling north.

The SIU says the police officer, a 23-year-old woman from the CR-V and six people from the Hyundai – an 82-year-old male driver, a 76-year-old female passenger, a 72-year-old female passenger, a 45-year-old female passenger, a 48-year-old male passenger, and male youth – were all transported to the hospital.

The extent of their injuries was not immediately known.

The circumstances surrounding the crash are now being investigated by the SIU.

The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of police officials that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person.

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