Motorcyclist dies after striking furniture on roadway: CKPS

Chatham-Kent police cruiser in Chatham, Ont., on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (CTV News Windsor)

Chatham-Kent police say a motorcyclist has died after striking a piece of furniture on the road that caused him to crash.

On Saturday at 2:38 p.m., officers responded to a collision on Talbot Trail between Bloomfield Road and Craford Road.

This crash involved a single motorcycle operated by a lone rider, a 78-year-old man from Charing Cross.

The driver suffered serious injuries and was transported to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance in critical condition and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Due to the nature of the injuries, the Traffic Management Unit was called into take over the investigation. A portion of Talbot Trail remained closed for several hours but has since reopened to the public.

Police say through investigation it was learned that a piece of furniture had fallen off a vehicle travelling on Talbot Trail near the collision scene.

The motorcycle struck this piece of furniture and lost control on the roadway and continued into a ditch and ultimately collided with a tree, according to police.

Police say a 67-year-old woman from Blenheim Ontario has been identified as the operator of the vehicle in which the furniture had fallen off from.

This investigation remains open and on-going. Those with information surrounding the particulars of this incident are encouraged to contact the investigating officer, Const. Brandon McKeen at [e-mail], or by calling the traffic management office at 519-355-1092.