UPDATE: 9 a.m., Sept. 16, 2022
BANCROFT: Police say a person has died, as a result of a head-on collision on Hwy. 28 East, just outside of Bancroft, on Thursday.
A Tweet from OPP East Region says it was a two-vehicle, head-on collision and it occurred at 10:30 a.m. The person who died was a passenger. The two drivers involved were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The identity of the deceased has not been released.
A section of the road in between the Belton Road loop has since reopened for traffic. An investigation is ongoing.
Crash closes Hwy. 28 East
BANCROFT: A serious collision has closed part of Hwy. 28 East, just outside of Bancroft town limits. Traffic is being re-routed along the Belton Road loop.
The OPP is on site and say there’s no timeline yet on when the road might reopen.
Two heavily damaged cars can be seen in opposite ditches, just past the police barricade. An ambulance rushed to the scene earlier in the day.
Moose FM has reached out to the OPP for more details and will update the story when more information is available.