Motorcyclist from Sudbury area killed in crash near Beeton

One person is dead and another remains in hospital with serious injuries following a multi-vehicle crash that took place Nov. 9 on Tottenham Road, west of Beeton.

The crash happened around 11:22 a.m. at the

Police said three motorcycles were heading north on Tottenham Road when two of the bikes collided with a Nissan Pathfinder SUV that was heading south.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation.

One of the drivers of the motorcycles, 69-year-old Gaetan Guilmette, who is a resident of the Sudbury area, died at the scene. The driver of the second motorcycle, a 53-year-old Sudbury area woman, was airlifted to hospital in Toronto in serious condition.

Police said the third motorcycle was not involved in the crash.

The driver of the SUV, a 53-year-old woman, was transported to Stevenson Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.

The intersection was closed for several hours to allow the OPP’s collision reconstruction team to investigate.

There is no word on possible charges at this time.