Parts of Hwy. 401 in Whitby reopens after motorcycle crash

Aerial footage of Hwy. 401 near Brock Street in Whitby at 2:45 on Sept. 3. (Chopper)

A motorcyclist has been seriously injured following a collision on Highway 401 in Whitby on Wednesday afternoon, police say.

Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to a single-vehicle crash in the highway’s eastbound lanes at Brock Street.

A motorcycle lost control and collided with a concrete barrier, police say.

The rider was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

It is unknown why the motorcycle lost control.

The eastbound lanes at Brock Street were closed for most of the afternoon and reopened just after 6 p.m.