One person has died and two others seriously injured following a collision between two motorcyclists in Cramahe Township on Friday afternoon.
According to Northumberland OPP, around 2:45 p.m., two motorcycles collided on County Road 2 (Toronto St.), just west of the town of Colborne.
Police say three riders were first transported by paramedics to Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg.
At 6 p.m. Friday OPP said one of the three has died and a 59-year-old woman who was a passenger on one of the bikes was transported by Ornge air ambulance to a Toronto trauma centre with critical injuries.
On Monday, OPP identified the victim as John Rintoul, 67, of Cobourg, Ont. who died as a result of injuries sustained in the collision.
The third rider continues to be treated in hospital for what are described as serious injuries, OPP said Monday.
County Road 2 was closed for several hours between Ontario Street and Townline Road while OPP members trained in collision reconstruction measured and documented the scene.
County Road 2 was several hours between Ontario Street and Townline Road as police investigate.
The cause of the collision has yet to be determined.
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