On Sunday, at approximately 7:44 p.m., North Bay OPP responded to a single motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Groulx Road in East Ferris Township.
The lone driver of the motorcycle was taken by ambulance and helicopter to the North Bay Regional Hospital.
The driver, Kurtis Schoen, age 17 of East Ferris Township, succumbed to his injuries after being transported to hospital.
Members of the Technical Traffic Collision Investigations unit attended the scene to assist in the investigation, which continues.
Condolences messages to the former West Ferris Trojans hockey player could be found all over social media on the weekend.
"The time you have spent with those of us lucky to have been friends with you will forever be remembered," said one friend.
"R.I.P Kurtis you will be dearly missed, heaven gained a new angel," another friend said about Schoen.
