NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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April 27 update:
Despite the efforts of medical staff at a Toronto area trauma hospital, the operator of the involved dirt bike, Nicholas Laramey, 34 years of Tay Township, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 from injuries sustained in the April 23, 2020 crash. A post mortem will be conducted to assist investigators into the cause of the crash.
Original April 24 release:
TAY TOWNSHIP - Members of the Southern Georgian Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a serious two vehicle crash at the intersection of Talbot Street and Third Avenue in Port McNicoll, Tay Township at 9:47 p.m. on April 23, 2020.
On arrival at the scene, officers observed a small dirt bike which was on fire. Police commenced an investigation into the collision involving the dirt bike and a pickup truck.
Emergency crews from Tay Township Fire Service and County of Simcoe Paramedic Services attended and the 34-year-old Tay Township male who was operating the dirt bike was transported to a local hospital. The male was then transported by ambulance to a Toronto area hospital for treatment of serious injuries where he remains.
Members of the OPP Central Region Traffic Collision Investigation Unit (TCI) are assisting the investigation into the cause of the crash.
The investigation is ongoing, no charges have been laid at this time.
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