Three people were killed and two others injured in a multi-vehicle car crash in Kawartha Lakes early Saturday evening.
Emergency crews were dispatched to the intersection of Highway 7 and New Heights Road in the Town of Omemee involving a car and four motorcycles.
Authorities say an 18-year-old from Peterborough who was driving the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two motorcyclists – a 72-year-old man from Dunchurch and a 65-year-old man from Barrie were also killed in the collision.
Two other motorcyclists – both in their 30s and from Sudbury – were also injured. One was treated at the scene and released, the other was brought to a Toronto-area trauma centre for treatment.
Provincial police say an investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing.