Motorcyclist dead, 2nd rider in critical condition after crashes in Toronto and Brampton: police

Officers in Toronto and Peel Region say a motorcyclist has died and a second rider is in hospital in critical condition after separate crashes within minutes of each other on Monday.

The first collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle happened on Lake Shore Boulevard West near British Columbia Road, south of the Gardiner Expressway and the OVO Athletic Centre, at around 5:45 p.m.

An update posted on the Toronto Police Service’s Twitter account said the motorcyclist was rushed to a hospital by paramedics with a police escort with life-threatening injuries.

Just before 6 p.m. at the intersection of Westbrook Avenue and Cottrelle Boulevard, west of The Gore Road in Brampton, an update on the Peel Regional Police service’s Twitter account said there was a crash between a motorcycle and a car.

Peel Paramedics rushed the motorcyclist to a hospital, police said, but the patient later died.

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Officers in Toronto and Brampton closed the immediate areas near the collision sites as collision reconstruction investigators were called to look into the circumstances leading up to the crashes.