A 38-year-old man is dead after a single motorcycle collision on County Road 6 in Douro-Dummer Township.
Just after 6 a.m. on Friday morning (September 5), Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call from a passerby reporting a motorcycle that was in the ditch with a person lying nearby.
Officers and other first responders arrived on scene shortly after, where they found a black touring-style motorcycle in the ditch with the rider a short distance away from it.
The motorcyclist, a 38-year-old man from Douro-Dummer Township, was declared dead at the scene. Police believe the collision occurred some time between 8 and 9 p.m. on Thursday night.
County Road 6 was closed between Douro 4th Line and Douro 5th Line for around six hours to clear the scene of the collision and to document the scene.
Anyone who may have witnessed or has video/dash camera footage of the collision and who has not spoken with police is asked to contact the Peterborough County OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122.
