Motorcyclist killed in single vehicle collision on Hwy. 401
Posted August 20, 2021 3:17 pm.
Last Updated August 20, 2021 8:44 pm.
A 22-year-old motorcyclist is dead after a single vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401.
OPP say they were called to the Highway 404 and the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) area just after 2 p.m. Friday.
Police say the motorcyclist was travelling northbound on the DVP and attempted to exit on to the 401. The driver lost control and was ejected from the motorcycle, landing in the collectors lanes of the eastbound 401 below.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say witnesses reported the driver travelling at a high rate of speed prior to the crash.
