2013_08_15 finch and willowdale RIP

GreyGhost

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Condolences to family and friends. Rip 23 yo male rider. Car turned left and took out rider.

Picture is on citynews.ca. Black sport bike, heavy damage to bike and car.

From cp24.com

A motorcyclist is dead following a collision involving a vehicle in North York Thursday night, a representative with Toronto Emergency Medical Services has confirmed.
It happened shortly after 10 p.m. on Willowdale Avenue south of Finch Avenue.
The driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries.
There is currently no word on the age or sex of the motorcyclist or driver.


Read more: http://www.cp24.com/news/motorcyclist-dead-following-north-york-crash-1.1413473#ixzz2c6D5J6mI

From citynews.ca

Male motorcyclist dies in North York crash
08/15/2013 10:52 PM Michael Talbot

A male motorcyclist has died after a crash involving a car in North York, EMS confirms.

It happened on Willowdale Avenue near Yonge and Finch.

The driver of the car remained on scene and has since been taken to hospital as a precaution.

The male’s age is not currently known. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

“I saw the motorcycle going north on Willowdale Avenue. It seems that he didn’t see the car that was turning left…the car didn’t see the motorcyclist, and the motorcyclist obviously didn’t see the car…I was shocked,” said witness Marina Mugler.

An investigation is underway. No charges have been laid.

EDIT:
Updated article from citynews

A 23-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a car in North York.

It happened around 10 p.m. Thursday on Willowdale Avenue near Yonge Street and Finch Avenue.

Police said the motorcyclist was driving “at a high rate of speed” when it hit a Lexus turning left at Olive Avenue. He died at the scene.

The driver of the car was taken to hospital as a precaution.

“I saw the motorcycle going north on Willowdale Avenue,” said witness Marina Mugler. “It seems that he didn’t see the car that was turning left … The car didn’t see the motorcyclist, and the motorcyclist obviously didn’t see the car … I was shocked.”

An investigation is underway. No charges have been laid.
 
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My neck of the woods. RIP Rider
 
RIP rider......too many incidents happened this season.
 
I was riding home from my friends place last night around 12am and I saw that the cops had blocked off the entire street cause I wanted to take Willowdale down to Sheppard... I had no idea this had occurred.
R.I.P rider
 
terrible news.

RIP rider.
 
RIP. Too close to home. That last City article makes it sound like they're trying to place blame on the rider.
 
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