Two-Vehicle Collision At Lansdowne Street and Ashburnham Road; Injuries Unknown

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A two-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of Lansdowne Street and Ashburnham Road late Monday morning.

Peterborough Police Service, Peterborough Fire Services, ambulances and tow trucks were present at the accident. The intersection was not closed at the time of the accident and traffic movement was slow during cleanup.

It is unknown if there are any injuries and if anyone was sent to local hospitals for medical care.

The accident occurred between a Mercury and a Ford Bronco. The former sustained significant damage to its passenger side while the latter sustained minor front bumper damage. Tow trucks took both vehicles away.

All first responders have vacated the area early in the noon hour with traffic moving normally.

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Peterborough Police Provide Updates On Fatal Woodglade Boulevard Collision of Three-Year-Old Girl

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The Peterborough Police Service have issued a statement on Monday regarding the ongoing investigation of a Woodglade Boulevard collision Thursday morning which resulted in the death of a three-year-old child.

photo by felicia massey.

At approximately 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 23, officers were called to a motor vehicle collision on Woodglade Boulevard.

A vehicle came off the road and struck a 3-year-old girl in the driveway of the residence. The child was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries and has since succumbed to those injuries. There was no one else injured in the collision.

At the scene of the accident, flowers, stuffed animals and notes have been left in memory of the young girl. Signs reading “slow down” have been placed along the Boulevard.

A GoFundMe has been set up to cover funeral costs and loss of wages for the family, and local business Hair by Fusion is using their salon as a donation drop-off location at 1625 Sherbrooke St.

The Peterborough Police Service Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to actively investigate the fatal collision. They say this is an absolutely tragic situation, and anyone with information is asked to call Peterborough Police at 705-876-1122 x555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

Staff Sergeant Dan MacLean speaks on the matter:

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Three-Year Old Girl Dies From Woodglade Boulevard Collision

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UPDATED: 3:31 p.m. 23/03/23

The Peterborough Police Service are investigating a collision on Woodglade Boulevard involving a three-year-old girl on Thursday morning. 

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The collision happened around 9 a.m. between Kawartha Heights Boulevard and Sherbrooke Street. A vehicle came off the road and struck a three-year-old girl in the driveway of the residence.

The three-year-old child was transported to PRHC and died as a result of her injuries.

The Peterborough Police Service collision reconstruction unit is investigating.  

The area is expected to be closed while the investigation is underway.  

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Here's The Top 10 Intersections For Collisions In Peterborough

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Peterborough Community Police's Traffic Managment Unit has released stats so far this year for the Top 10 intersections for collisions (and what the Top 10 were last year).

"The one intersection of note," according to the police release, "is that Monaghan and Lansdowne is no longer in the Top 10 for this year. It actually did not make the Top 20. It has been #1 or #2 for the past 5 years."

 

Here's the breakdown...

2012 So Far

1 Clonsilla and the Parkway
2 Clonsilla and Sherbrooke
3 Parkway and Lansdowne
4 Rubidge and King
5 Fairbairn and Parkhill
6 Parkhill and George
7 Lock and Lansdowne
8 Sherbrooke Rubidge
9 Ashburnham and Lansdowne
10 Clonsilla and Goodfellow
 
2011 Year End Stats

1 Sherbrooke and Clonsilla
2 Monaghan and Lansdowne
3 Monaghan and Parkhill
4 Clonsilla and Goodfellow
5 Parkway and Lansdowne
6 Clonsilla and Parkway
7 Bellevue and Chemong
8 Wolsely and Chemong
9 Parkhill and Fairbairn
10 Sherbrooke and Monaghan
 
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