Members of the Peterborough Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with EMS and Fire, responded to a fatal single-vehicle collision involving motorcycle.
On Saturday, July 25, 2026, at approximately 4:45 p.m., OPP, along with EMS and Fire, responded to reports of a motorcycle collision on Northeys Bay Road, near Fire Route 19 Road, in North Kawartha.
As a result of the collision, the rider, a 54-year-old resident of Oshawa, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
A section of Northeys Bay Road was closed in both directions for several hours while the OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement (TIME) team assisted with the investigation. The road has since reopened.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage related to the collision is asked to contact the Peterborough OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
