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Motorcyclist dies after head-on crash near downtown Toronto

Toronto police say a male motorcyclist has died after a collision on Mount Pleasant Road on Wednesday afternoon. Jeremy Cohn / Global News

Toronto police say a male motorcyclist has died after a head-on crash near the city’s downtown late Wednesday afternoon.

Police said the collision involving a motorcycle and a car on Mount Pleasant Road near Carstowe Road, south of St. Clair Avenue East, happened at around 5:50 p.m.

A police spokesperson said the motorcyclist was thrown, and someone passing by attempted to perform CPR.

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The man, who hasn’t been identified, later died.

Police closed the immediate area as officers gathered evidence as a part of their investigation into the circumstances leading up to the crash.

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