A motorcyclist is fighting for his life in hospital after a collision on Highway 401 in Pickering on Friday afternoon caused a long closure.
Ontario Provincial Police said it went into the westbound lanes of the road near Brock Road shortly after 5:30 p.m.
The OPP sergeant. Kerry Schmidt said witnesses told police two motorcycles were traveling at high speeds and were crossing the lane in traffic when one of them cut a vehicle before colliding with a second vehicle.
The rider, a 34-year-old man, was ejected from the motorcycle, Schmidt said.
He was flown to a Toronto trauma center with life-threatening injuries.
“Please drive safely, drive responsibly and obey traffic rules,” Schmidt said. “This kind of behavior is completely unacceptable on our roads.”
The westbound lanes of the highway between Brock Road and Westney Road remain closed on Friday evening. Schmidt said the closing is expected to end around 10 p.m.