Motorcyclist dead after crash on Highway 401 in Mississauga

Ontario Provincial Police say a motorcyclist is dead after a crash on Highway 401 in Mississauga on Sunday.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt posted a tweet about the crash shortly after 3 p.m.

Schmidt said the single-vehicle collision happened on Highway 401 at Hurontario Street.

Police said the victim, an 82-year-old man from London, Ont., was pronounced dead in hospital.

All eastbound lanes of Highway 401 were closed approaching Hurontario Street as emergency crews responded.