A 57-year-old Woodville man is dead after his motorcycle crashed head on into a pickup truck on County Road 507 north of Buckhorn early Sunday afternoon (May 19).
At around 1:05 p.m., Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency crews responded to the scene of the collision that occurred on County Road 507 near Mississauga Dam Road, around 15 kilometres north of Buckhorn.
According to witnesses, a southbound motorcycle crossed over the centre line on a bend and was unable to return to the southbound lane before crashing head on into a northbound pickup truck.
Both vehicles caught on fire, but the two occupants of the pickup truck — the 25-year-old male driver and 26-year-old female passenger — were able to get out and escaped without injury other than the effects of the airbags that deployed in the collision. Both vehicles were subsequently destroyed by the fire.
Witnesses on scene attempted CPR on the driver of the motorcycle until emergency crews arrived and continued the efforts. However, the motorcycle driver, a 57-year-old man from Woodville, was pronounced dead at the scene.
County Road 507 remained closed for several hours while police investigated and documented the scene. Anyone who may have witnessed or has video/dash camera footage of the collision and has not spoken with police is asked to contact the Peterborough County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
