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Man dead after Toronto crash involving motorcycle

A motorcycle was involved in a collision on Sunday, May 28, 2023. Max Trotta / Global News

A man has died after a motorcycle collided with another vehicle in Toronto.

It was just after 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, when police say a motorcycle and a vehicle crashed in the area of Greenhold Crescent and Lawrence Avenue East. The intersection was closed as a result.

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Police said the motorcyclist was going eastbound on Lawrence Avenue when a woman driving a car heading westbound made a turn to go south on Greenholme Circuit.

That’s when the vehicle crashed into the motorcycle, police said.

Paramedics told Global News a man was rushed to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries. In an update, police said the man had been pronounced dead.

Toronto police warned of delays in the area and urged drivers to consider alternative routes that avoid the Greenhold Crescent and Lawrence Avenue intersection.

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The intersection remained closed for a portion of the day on Sunday.

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