The Toronto-bound lanes of the QEW at the Burlington Skyway have reopened to traffic after a 51-year-old female motorcyclist was killed in a multi-vehicle collision.
Ontario Provincial Police said the crash happened just before 6 a.m. Monday at Eastport Drive.
Police said the collision involved five vehicles, including a motorcycle, two passenger vehicles, a mini-van and a pickup truck.
“There was some contact with the motorcycle and the car, and it precipitated to a multi-vehicle chain reaction event where the motorcyclist was struck, sustaining critical injuries,” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said.
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Hamilton EMS said the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
Schmidt confirmed a 51-year-old female rider from Hamilton was killed in the crash.
There’s no word yet on the exact cause of the collision.
Police said motorcycle fatalities have reached a 10-year high in Ontario with 37 recorded deaths so far this year.