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Motorcyclist dead in single-vehicle crash in Aylmer

Police in Gatineau, Que., say a 19-year-old man was killed while riding a motorcycle on boulevard des Allumettières in the city's western Aylmer sector early Wednesday morning.

19-year-old man died at the scene on boulevard des Allumettières

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Gatineau police say a 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Aylmer early Wednesday. (Michel Aspirot/Radio-Canada)

Police in Gatineau, Que., say a 19-year-old man was killed while riding a motorcycle on boulevard des Allumettières in the city's western Aylmer sector early Wednesday morning.

In a news release, police said officers were called around 3 a.m. to a single-vehicle crash between boulevard Wilfrid-Lavigne and rue Samuel-Edey.

The rider was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they won't release his name out of respect for his family.

Eastbound des Allumetières was closed in the area until around 11:20 a.m., police said.