Motorcyclist dies after crashing into trees near Perth

06-Apr-2026

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One man is dead after his motorcycle left the road and crashed into some trees just west of Perth.

The collision happened around 6:15 p.m., on April 3 on Upper Scotch Line in Tay Valley Township, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wrote in a release.

The 43-year-old man from Carleton Place was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Part of Upper Scotch Line was closed on the early morning of April 4 but it's since reopened.