MAN DIES after fatal crash with BMW making a left at Lake Shore Blvd. W. and Forty Second Street. Photo yyyztimes.
POLICE had roads in the Long Branch area closed for several hours as they investigated the collision.
Some Long Branch residents were settling in for the night when a loud crash of crunching metal jolted the community.
Police were called to a horrific collision on June 19 at 10:19 p.m. on Lake Shore Blvd. W., near Forty Second Street, close to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 101, as a BMW and motorcycle collided at high speed.
Traffic Services Unit officers said a 35-year-old motorcyclist was travelling eastbound on Lake Shore Blvd. W., at a ‘high rate of speed.’
“The driver of a BMW was travelling northbound on Forty Second Street to westbound Lake Shore Blvd. W.,” according to a police press release. “The motorcycle collided with the BMW in the eastbound lanes of Lake Shore Blvd. W. and the rider suffered fatal injuries.”
Police are asking local residents, businesses, and drivers, who may have security or dash camera footage of the area or incident, to contact investigators.
Officers shut a section of Lake Shore Blvd. for nearly four hours as investigators scoured the scene for evidence.
The force of the crash wrote off the motorcycle. The rider died at the scene despite emergency aid being provided. He is the city’s sixth traffic-related fatality this year, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.