The Canada Day Long Weekend was a deadly one with five people dying in collisions on OPP patrolled roads.
Police say two of the fatal collisions involved motorcycles, resulting in the deaths of both motorcycle drivers. Excessive speed was reported as a factor in one of the incidents.
The tragic weekend brings the total number of 2017 deaths on OPP-patrolled roads to 113. Speed remains the lead causal factor, with 31 deaths attributed to this driving behaviour according to police.
OPP officers heightened their focus on speeders and drivers engaged in other forms of aggressive driving during the weekend, laying more than 5,800 speeding charges across the province.
No fatal boating or off-road vehicle incidents were reported.
