At least four Ontarians have died because of multiple fatal crashes in the province this weekend.
Police say a 39-year-old man in Toronto was pronounced dead at hospital after his motorcycle collided with a car on Kennedy Road at Transway Crescent early Sunday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County say five people were taken to hospital following a single-car collision northeast of Goderich, Ont., late Saturday night – one was later pronounced dead while the other four sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
In another incident, a motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash in Burlington, Ont., on Saturday morning, Halton Regional Police say, after they collided with a car turning left onto Appleby Line.
Toronto police also say a pedestrian was pronounced dead at hospital Saturday morning after being struck in a hit-and-run, while the driver was later located and arrested for impaired driving.
Ahead of the long weekend, provincial police described an “alarming increase” in fatal motorcycle collisions in Southwestern Ontario this year.
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