Elderly woman dead, 3 injured in head-on collision in Oshawa

Published April 11, 2023 at 11:04 am

A serious crash in north Oshawa on Monday has killed one person and injured three more.

At 3:40 pm. on Monday, April 10, police responded to a head-on collision between two vehicles on Simcoe Street North near Howden Road.

Police say a northbound Volkswagen and a southbound Nissan crashed directly into each other.

“The female driver of the Nissan was airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre where she remains in serious condition,” said police. “The front passenger of the Nissan, a 70-year-old female, was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased as a result of her injuries.”

The male driver of the Volkswagen and a male rear passenger in the Nissan was both transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.

Officers attended the scene to investigate, closing roads in the area for several hours.