Woman killed, another injured after motorcycle crash

Woman killed, another injured after motorcycle crash

WEST LINCOLN, Ont. – A woman riding a motorcycle was killed and another woman was injured in a fiery crash in the Niagara region.

A 51-year-old woman riding a Yamaha (on Silver St. near Caistor Gainsborough Rd.) collided with a pickup on Sunday.

Police say the woman from Stoney Creek, Ont., lost control of her motorcycle, crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with the pickup.

The impact caused both vehicles to burst into flames.

The woman on the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 47-year old woman from Ridgeville, Ont., driving the pickup was air-lifted to the Hamilton General Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A 28-year passenger in the pickup was released from hospital.