A 69-year-old Hastings man is dead after a single motorcycle collision on County Road 2 just south of Peterborough late Friday afternoon (September 27).
At around 5:20 p.m., Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Peterborough Fire Services, and Peterborough County-City Paramedics responded to a report of an individual who appeared to have been thrown from a motorcycle on County Road 2 near Bensfort Road.
The motorcyclist, a 69-year-old man from Hastings, was pronounced dead at the scene after resuscitation efforts failed.
A section of County Road 2 was closed for several hours while emergency crews and investigators cleared and documented the scene.
On social media, Peterborough County OPP thanked bystanders who provided assistance at the scene.
Police are continuing to investigate the collision. Anyone with information or video footage of the incident who has not yet spoken to police is asked to contact the Peterborough County OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
