Sergeant Malcolm's Procession: Honoring a Fallen OPP Officer

0:00It's April 30th, I'm Cory with the story. This is Canada News Today, driven by AI. Sergeant Brandon Malcolm, a 33-year-old Ontario provincial police officer, died in a single vehicle motorcycle crash on Highway 401. Near Coburg on Monday, he was on duty with the Northumberland attachment when it happened eastbound near Burnham Street, North. Yesterday, Thursday, fellow OPP members escorted his body in a procession from Toronto's Forensic Center East along the same highway to Ashrwa. Malcolm joined the OPP in June 2020 as a constable and rode with their elite Golden Helmets motorcycle team for public events. Before that, he served as an auxiliary officer with Toronto police and as a combat engineer in the Canadian Armed Forces. The force called him a respected leader with quiet confidence and a strong work ethic. As the procession rolled through Toronto, folks lined the overpasses, residents, officers, and first responders all paying respects. Toronto's police chief, Myron Demkew, share condolences, saying these losses hit the whole

1:05policing family hard and remind everyone of the daily risks. People are signing an online book of condolences to show support. A secondary crash happened Monday, too, when other OPP officers heading west to help collided with a stopped motorist. Three officers went to hospital as a precaution, but got released. Both the fatal crash and this one are under investigation by the coroner's office and forensic teams. Funeral plans for Sergeant Malcolm are just starting, while the OPP continues honoring his service and legacy across the province.