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Motorcycle rider, 17, dies in Markham, Ont. collision

A York Regional Police patch is shown Dec, 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

Officers in Markham are appealing for evidence after a 17-year-old died in a motorcycle crash.

York Regional Police said they responded to a collision after 10 a.m. at Bayview Avenue and Romfield Circuit.

Investigators said a motorcycle was travelling south on Bayview Avenue when it was struck by a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was making a left turn onto Romfield Circuit.

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A 17-year-old boy was riding the motorcycle and was pronounced dead in hospital.

The driver was uninjured and remained at the scene, police said.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information or video footage is urged to contact police.

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