Motorcyclist dead, 2 others injured after crash in east-end Toronto: police

Toronto police officers say a 22-year-old man has died and two other people have been injured after a motorcycle and a car collided in the city’s east end early Sunday.

A Toronto Police Service spokesperson confirmed the crash happened just before 1 a.m. in the area of Brimley Road and Port Royal Trail, south of Steeles Avenue East.

The spokesperson told CityNews in a written statement the man was driving the motorcycle and a woman was riding as a passenger. Both individuals were taken to a hospital by paramedics as was the car’s 27-year-old driver.

They said the man was pronounced dead at the hospital and the woman was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the car also had non-life-threatening injuries.

The spokesperson said the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

The representative said officers are still interviewing witnesses, gathering surveillance video and undertaking a mechanical inspection of both vehicles.

News Release – Fatal Collision #23/2024, Brimley Road and Port Royal Trailhttps://t.co/tUQWDUoWB0 pic.twitter.com/BA1GUteQCE

— Toronto Police (@TorontoPolice) July 7, 2024

COLLISION:
Brimley Rd + Wenlock Gt
12:59 a.m.
– Motorcycle and car involved
– 2 occupants, a male and female on the motorcycle were taken to hospital
– The male operator of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased
– The female has non-life threatening injuries#GO1478967
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— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) July 7, 2024

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