US EditionOPP officer dead after crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg: police
Investigators are probing the single-vehicle crash, and three officers were briefly hospitalized after a second collision near the scene, police said.
- OPP Sergeant Brandon Malcolm died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Highway 401 near Burnham Street North in Cobourg shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2026.
- Responding officers in separate cruisers collided while traveling to reach the scene, creating a secondary incident with multiple damaged OPP vehicles near the initial crash site.
- A 33-year-old veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, Malcolm joined the OPP in 2020 and served with the Northumberland detachment and the Golden Helmets precision motorcycle team.
- Highway 401 remained closed in both directions between Highway 28 and Burnham Street while police requested public dashcam footage to assist the ongoing investigation.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford and OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique expressed condolences as the force continues examining the circumstances surrounding the fatal collision.
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On-Duty OPP Officer Dies in Motorcycle Crash on Highway 401 in Southern Ontario
Ontario police say their “hearts are broken” after one of their officers died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 401 in Southern Ontario this week. Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded shortly after 5:30 p.m. on April 27 to reports of a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on the highway near Cobourg. Sgt. Brandon Malcolm, who joined the OPP in 2020, succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash, where…
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The Economic TimesWho was Brandon Malcolm? Cop killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 401 in Ontario
An Ontario Provincial Police officer died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg. Sergeant Brandon Malcolm was on duty when the single-vehicle incident occurred. He joined the OPP in 2020 and was a skilled motor officer. His service to the province and community is remembered. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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OPP officer dead after crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg: police
Ontario Provincial Police say an officer has died after a crash on Highway 401 east of Toronto.
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