Motorcycle crash caused section of Highway 28 to shut down

A section of Highway 28 was closed late into the night as Peterborough County OPP investigated a motorcycle crash.

The police report a motorcycle was travelling southbound on Highway 28 Sunday afternoon when the male driving it lost control. The reason for the crash is still undetermined.

The driver was transported to a Toronto area hospital by helicopter with life-threatening injuries.

The highway was closed near where the crash happened near Jeff Road in Apsley until around 4 AM Monday morning while an investigation into the crash was started.

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