By Staff

A 58-year-old man from Toronto died in a motorcycle collision on Bobcaygeon Road yesterday.

On April 7, just after 4 p.m., Haliburton Highlands OPP and emergency crews were called to assist at the collision in Minden Hills.

“A motorcycle traveling northbound on Bobcaygeon Road failed to negotiate a curve in the road and crashed into the ditch,” reads the OPP press release. “The rider was transported by Haliburton County Paramedic Services to an area hospital.”

Bradley Benedict was pronounced deceased shortly after arriving at the hospital, according to OPP.

Bobcaygeon Road was closed for several hours while OPP members trained in collision reconstruction measured and documented the scene.