OPP officer dead after crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg: police
Written by The Canadian Press on April 27, 2026
COBOURG — Ontario Provincial Police say an officer has died after a crash on Highway 401 east of Toronto.
O-P-P say they responded to reports of a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Monday afternoon in Cobourg.
They say an O-P-P officer was pronounced dead at the scene.
The officer’s identity was being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Investigators are looking into the circumstances of the crash.
Highway 401 was closed both ways between Cobourg and Port Hope.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 27, 2026.
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