A man has died following a motorcycle crash on Highway 401 in Pickering early Saturday morning.
According to Ontario Provincial Police, the crash happened at approximately 2:25 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Highway 401 between Brock Road and Westney Road.
In a video shared to social media on Saturday, OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the motorcyclist was reportedly travelling at a high rate of speed in a construction zone, when he struck an electronic sign and was ejected from the motorcycle.
Authorities say the motorcyclist was a 22-year-old man from Scarborough. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are appealing for witnesses and say an investigation is ongoing.
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