Motorcyclist killed in crash identified

Ian C. Daniel, 42, of London has been identified by Elgin Ontario Provincial Police as the motorcyclist who died in a crash on Heritage Line between Mitchell Road and Maple Grove Road in Bayham on Tuesday, June 21, at about 5:49 p.m., Acting Sergeant Ed Sanchuk reported.

He stated that OPP, Bayham firefighters and paramedics from Elgin and Oxford responded to the crash involving the motorcycle and a car.

The motorcyclist had been heading east on Heritage Line when the rider collided with a westbound car. The motorcyclist was thrown and suffered life-threatening injuries, and was pronounced dead on the scene.

The driver of the car and a passenger were taken to hospital as a precaution, A/Sgt. Sanchuk said.