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Senior dies in motorcycle crash

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Jul, 2024 03:52 PM
  • Senior dies in motorcycle crash

A 71-year-old man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Twin Bays.

R-C-M-P say it happened on Saturday on Highway 3-A.

The Mounties say the driver was travelling alone when evidence shows he failed to navigate a corner before crashing.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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