A passenger on a motorcycle that collided with an SUV on a busy Hamilton, Ont., roadway Thursday night is dead after succumbing to injuries in hospital, police said.
The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on Upper James Street near Twenty Road when the two-wheeler collided with a Toyota.
“The passenger was thrown from the motorcycle and later pronounced dead in hospital,” a Hamilton police spokesperson explained in an email.
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Investigators say the driver of the motorcycle and the SUV were both sent to hospital.
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The SUV driver, who didn’t suffer serious injuries, would later be released.
The incident closed a stretch of Upper James Street for several hours.
Collision reconstruction detectives said the investigation is still ongoing and are suggesting a third vehicle may have been involved, but add that element “is still undetermined.”
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Anyone with information can reach out to Hamilton police or Crime Stoppers.
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