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Motorcyclist dead after losing control, striking sign on Hwy 407 ramp: police

An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser is seen in this file photo. File / Global News

A 33-year-old motorcyclist died overnight after he lost control and struck a sign on a Highway 407 ramp, police say.

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Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said emergency crews responded to the collision at around 12:45 a.m. Saturday.

Schmidt said a motorcyclist had lost control on the Highway 407 eastbound ramp to southbound Highway 404, struck a sign and suffered serious injuries.

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Paramedics treated the man at the scene and transported him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Schmidt said, adding that he was a Brampton resident.

The ramp was shut down overnight but reopened at around 9 a.m.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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