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Motorcyclist dies following collision in Grafton area: Northumberland OPP

Northumberland OPP say a motorcyclist died following a collision in the Grafton area on July 2, 2022. Pete Fisher/Today's Northumberland/ Special to Global News Peterborough

OPP say a motorcyclist died following a collision east of Cobourg, Ont., on Saturday afternoon.

According to Northumberland OPP, around 12:18 p.m., emergency crews were called to a collision between a car and a motorcycle on County Road 2 and Shelter Valley Road just east of the village of Grafton in Alnwick-Haldimand Township, about 14 kilometres east of the Town of Cobourg.

Police say the operator of the motorcycle was transported to Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg and later pronounced deceased.

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The identity of the victim has yet to be released.

Police in their initial release stated the vehicle was an e-bike but provided an update just before 6 p.m. Saturday noting it was a motorcycle.

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County Road 2 at Shelter Valley Road was several hours as the OPP’s technical collision investigators conducted their investigation.

The road reopened around 5:50 p.m. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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