A 32-year-old man from Southgate has been identified as the motorcyclist who died in a collision on Tuesday afternoon.
Jonathan Donald MacQuarrie was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision involving a motorcycle and a farm tractor on Sideroad 49 in Southgate just after 3:30 p.m. https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.0026308,-80.6720087,3a,75y,268.14h,65.7t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sW5Q6BoFBAkcxEw5mvjVP7A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
The driver of the tractor, a 46-year-old Southgate man, remained in hospital where he was listed in fair condition, Grey County OPP said in a news release issued early Wednesday afternoon.
The initial investigation found that a Suzuki 750 motorcycle was travelling northbound on Sideroad 49 when it crested a hill and collided with a 7N75 New Holland tractor pulling a wagon. The tractor had exited a laneway and was crossing the road towards a field on the west side of the road when the collision occurred, the news release said.
MacQuarrie was ejected from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem examination was to take place on Wednesday in Owen Sound.
The tractor driver suffered serious injuries and was taken by land ambulance to a Hamilton hospital.
The OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Unit assisted the Grey County OPP with the investigation, while Sideroad 49 between Southgate Rd. 4 and Hwy. 89 was closed for the safety of emergency responders.
Anyone with information about the collision can call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. A web tip can be sent to crimestop-gb.org.
http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2016/08/24/police-identify-deceased-motorcyclist
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