Motorcycle driver killed in head-on crash near Woodstock
Provincial police said a motorcycle driver was killed Sunday afternoon in a head-on crash just outside of Woodstock.
First responders were called to Gun's Hill Road near Oxford Road 14 around 1:30 p.m.
Police said the motorcycle was travelling northbound on Gun's Hill Road and a pickup truck was heading southbound at the time of the collision.
The motorcyclist was ejected from the vehicle and suffered life-threatening injuries.
The driver, who officials said was around 30 years old, was later pronounced dead in a Woodstock hospital.
OPP have not yet released their name.
The driver of the pickup truck was also taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
"To all our police officers, firefighters and paramedics who arrived on scene today, and especially the Good Samaritans, the three off-duty nurses who attempted to provide some life-saving measures, we just want to say thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for stopping and trying to assist," said Acting Sgt. Ed Sanchuk in a Twitter video.
Gun's Hill Road reopened around 6:30 p.m.
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