(DRUMMOND-NORTH ELMSLEY TWP., ON) – A head-on collision east of Perth has left several people with serious injuries, including a police officer.
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. One occupant of the truck, a child, suffered life-threatening injuries and was being transported to a regional trauma centre by Air Ornge. Two other people in the vehicle were transported to hospital by Lanark County Paramedics with serious injuries.
The OPP officer was also transported to hospital with 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. Highway 7 will remain closed in the area for a prolonged period to allow for the on-scene investigation.
Anyone with information or potentially relevant dashcam video that could assist investigators should call the Lanark County Detachment at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E251673466.
