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OPP Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash in North Kawartha

KAWARTHA LAKES-The OPP is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash near Woodview this afternoon.

Police sat Members of the Peterborough County OPP and emergency crews are currently on scene at a collision that occurred at approximately 3:30pm on Northey’s Bay Road.

A motorcycle was travelling on Northey’s Bay Road when the driver failed to negotiate a turn resulting in a collision according to police. The driver of the motorcycle was transported by air ambulance to a Toronto area hospital with life threatening injuries. The male was pronounced deceased at hospital.

The deceased has been identified as 32 year old Maury McCrillis  of Peterborough, Ontario.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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