Woman in her 40s dead after motorcycle collides with minivan in Mississauga

Peel Regional Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a motorcycle and minivan on Friday. (CBC - image credit)
Peel Regional Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a motorcycle and minivan on Friday. (CBC - image credit)

A woman in her 40s is dead after her motorcycle collided with a minivan in Mississauga on Friday, Peel police say.

The fatal collision happened just after 4:30 p.m. in the area of Burnhamthorpe Road W. and Perivale Road near Mavis Road, police say.

Police said the woman was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The minivan driver, who was not injured in the crash, remained on the scene and is co-operating with police, they added.

According to police, the motorcyclist was heading east on Burnhamthorpe Road W. and the minivan driver was making a left turn southbound into a parking lot when the vehicles collided.

Road closures were in place on Friday evening as police investigated. Motorists were urged to use alternate routes.

Anyone with dashboard camera footage of the crash is urged to come forward to police.