**Updated as of 5:15 p.m. May 9th, 2022**
A crash that closed a highway in Grey County just outside of Thornbury this morning has now been confirmed as fatal.
The OPP confirmed on Twitter this morning that Highway 26 was closed in both directions from Peel Street at the west Thornbury limits to Lora Bay Drive, or the 11th line, due to a crash. Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP responded at around 9:30 a.m. this morning to a collision involving a cyclist and motorcycle on Highway 26 at Grey Road 113 in The Blue Mountains. The cyclist was transported to local hospital by ambulance and has been pronounced deceased. Their identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
Police remain on-scene, but the roadway has now re-opened. Anyone who may have witnessed this crash should contact Blue Mountains or Collingwood OPP, or Crime Stoppers.
CLEARED: ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy26 between Peel St and 11th Line #Thornbury: Roadway REOPENED. ^aw pic.twitter.com/3L0WJxul04
— OPPCommunicationsCR (@OPP_COMM_CR) May 9, 2022
