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SIU investigating after OPP officer, 7 others injured in multi-vehicle crash in Kawartha Lakes
The OPP notified the SIU after a police cruiser was involved and three people, including an officer, were taken to hospital.
On Friday, August 14, 2026, a three-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 35 near Royal Cedar Road in Somerville Township, involving an Ontario Provincial Police cruiser.
The province's Special Investigations Unit invoked its mandate following the crash because the SIU is an independent agency reviewing police conduct in incidents involving serious injury.
Eight people, including the police officer, were transported to hospital for treatment; the cruiser collided with a Honda CRV and a Hyundai Palisade traveling on Highway 35.
Highway 35 was closed from Somerville 3rd Concession to Mason Lane following the collision; the road fully reopened shortly after 1 a.m. on Saturday.
The Kawartha Lakes OPP will not provide further information regarding the collision's circumstances, as investigating authorities have taken over the file.