OPP continue to investigate a fatal collision on Highway 7/8 between New Hamburg and Shakespeare that claimed the life of a Kitchener man.
It was just after 3 p.m. on Tuesday when provincial police shared word of that crash right by Road 104, closing the highway between Road 102 and Road 106. A closure was also put in place on Road 104 from 37 Line to 33 Line through Perth County for the crash investigation.
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An update provided around 4:20 p.m. by provincial police said that the crash involved a motorcycle and two passenger vehicles, with one person pronounced dead at the scene. That man has since been identified as the motorcyclist, a 61-year-old man from Kitchener.
Three other individuals from the involved passenger vehicles were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Closures in the area were lifted by police just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday.
Anyone with information or dash-camera footage of the collision is asked to contact Perth County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
REOPENED (9:48 p.m.): The intersection of #Hwy8 and Road 104 in #Perth County has reopened. ^pia
— OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) August 12, 2026
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RÉOUVERT (21 h 48) : L'intersection de l'autoroute 8 et de la route 104, dans le comté de Perth, a été rouverte. ^pia
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