OPP say a Toronto man died following a motorcycle crash in Minden Hills Township on Wednesday afternoon.
Around 4 p.m., Haliburton Highlands OPP and emergency crews were called to crash involving a motorcycle on Bobcaygeon Road in Minden, about 100 kilometres north of Peterborough.
Police say the northbound motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve in the road and crashed into the ditch. The male motorcyclist was transported by Haliburton County Paramedic Services to an area hospital where he pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
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The victim on Thursday was identified as Bradley Benedict, 58, of Toronto.
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Bobcaygeon Road was closed for several hours while OPP investigated.
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