After a collision on Highway 401 in Pickering Friday afternoon that resulted in a protracted shutdown, a motorcyclist is fighting for his life in hospital.
It happened just after 5:30 p.m. on the westbound lanes of the highway near Brock Road, according to Ontario Provincial Police.
Witnesses informed police that two motorcyclists were traveling at high speeds and lane-splitting through traffic when one of them clipped a vehicle before colliding with a second vehicle, according to OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt.
The rider, a 34-year-old man, was then ejected from the motorcycle, Schmidt said.
He was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre with life-threatening injuries.
“Please drive safely, drive responsibly and obey the rules of the road,” Schmidt said. “This kind of behaviour is completely unacceptable on our highways.”
The westbound lanes of the highway between Brock Road and Westney Road remain closed Friday evening. Schmidt said the closure is expected to end around 10 p.m.
Source_ cp24.com
