(DRUMMOND-NORTH ELMSLEY TWP., ON) – A 10-year-old child, injured in a head-on collision east of Perth, has died in hospital.
The collision was reported on Highway 7, between Drummond School Road and Drummond Concession 7, on Saturday, December 13, 2025, just before 4:30 p.m.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was on patrol in a marked cruiser when it was struck by an oncoming pick-up truck.
There were three people in the pick-up. The injured child was transported to a regional trauma centre by Air Ornge, but was tragically declared deceased the following day. The two other people remain in hospital, being treated for serious injuries.
The OPP officer is recovering from serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation by the Lanark County OPP is continuing, with assistance from Collision Reconstructionists and Technical Collision Investigators from the OPP Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team.
Anyone with information or potentially relevant dashcam video, who has not yet spoken with officers, should call the Lanark County Detachment at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E251673466.
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