OPP Officer Killed in Highway Crash, Highway Closed

0:00An Ontario Provincial Police Officer died in a crash on Eastbound Highway 401 in Cobor, Monday evening, shutting down the highway in both directions. Shortly after 5.30 p.m., Northumberland detachment officers responded to a single motorcycle wreck near Burnham Street, North, where the officer was pronounced dead on site. Police are supporting the officer's family through this loss and offering thoughts to everyone touched by it with the officer's name withheld until. Next of can are notified, Chopper footage revealed a white motorcycle on its side, likely an OPP bike, plus damaged police vehicles hinting at a follow-up collision as emergency crews swarmed the scene. Highway 401 stays closed from Highway 28 in Port Hope to Burnham, so driver steer clear. If you got dash cam video, hit up 1-883101-2 or Crime Stoppers while investigators dig deeper. Read the news today, powered by AI Bringing You What Matters.