NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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MAPLETON TOWNSHIP - Today at approximately 3:40 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Guelph Wellington Paramedics Services and Mapleton Fire/Rescue responded to a single motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on the 12th Line just south of Wellington Road 11 in Mapleton Township.
The operator of the motorcycle, a 55-year-old male from Moorefield was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. He will not be identified until next of kin have been notified.
The 12th Line will remain closed between Wellington Road 11 and Side Road 16 while OPP Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) continue to investigate the collision.
The Wellington County OPP is asking anyone that may have witnessed this collision to please call 1-888-310-1122.
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