ACCIDENTS: 1)(Updated) Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Orillia has died; 2)OPP investigating deadly wrong-way collision on Highway 11 north of Orillia; 3)Teen killed in motorcycle crash in Clearview
1)(Updated) Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Orillia has died
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By Ian MacLennan, October 14, 2026
Updated story
Ontario Provincial Police say a woman who was struck by an SUV in Orillia and then airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre has died.
Police say the 68-year-old was hit by the vehicle around 8 p.m. on Monday at the intersection of Highway 12 and Monarch Drive.
“The victim’s identity is not being released out of respect for the family’s privacy,” police stated in a news release on Wednesday.
The investigation remains ongoing, and police are asking anyone who was in the area at the time, or who may have dashcam or security footage, to contact Orillia OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.crimestopperssdm.com.
Original story – Oct. 13, 2026
A pedestrian was airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre with life-threatening injuries after being struck by an SUV in Orillia.
Ontario Provincial Police say it happened just before 8 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Highway 12 and Monarch Boulevard.
Police say their investigation is ongoing.
2)OPP investigating deadly wrong-way collision on Highway 11 north of Orillia
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By Ian MacLennan, October 10, 2026
One person was killed in a wrong-way two-vehicle collision on Highway 11 north of Orillia.
Ontario Provincial Police say they responded around 4 a.m. Saturday to reports of a wrong-way driver involved in a collision involving a pickup truck and an SUV on Highway 11 northbound, near South Sparrow Lake Road/Goldstein Road, in Severn Township.
One driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say the identity of the deceased is being withheld at this time pending notification of next of kin.
Highway 11 was closed in both directions for several hours while police investigated the crash, but the road has since reopened.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage related to the collision is asked to contact the Orillia OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
3) Teen killed in motorcycle crash in Clearview
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By Ian MacLennan, October 10, 2026
An 18-year-old man from Brussels has died after a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Clearview Township.
Ontario Provincial Police say the collision happened shortly before 2:45 p.m. Saturday on County Road 9, southwest of Creemore.
The rider was pronounced dead at the scene.
County Road 9 was closed in both directions for several hours between Lavender Hill Road and South Nottawasaga Concession 9 for the police investigation.
The road has since reopened.
Police are asking anyone with information or dashcam footage related to the collision is asked to contact the Huronia West OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.