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Hamilton motorcycle rider suffers life-threatening injuries in West Lincoln crash

Niagara Regional Police are investigating after a motorcycle rider was seriously injured in a collision on Monday evening. Don Mitchell / Global News

A 26-year-old Hamilton man was rushed to hospital on Monday night after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car in West Lincoln, according to police.

Niagara Regional Police say they got a call reporting the collision at the intersection of Silver Street and Krick Road at around 7:27 p.m.

Collision investigators say a 2016 Honda Civic driven by a 50-year-old man from Pelham was travelling eastbound on Silver Street when it collided with a Yamaha off-road motorcycle going northbound on Krick Road.

The rider was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered life-threatening injuries, according to police. The rider was reportedly airlifted to an out-of-town hospital.

No one else was hurt in the crash.

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The collision is still under investigation, according to Niagara police, and anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 905-688-4111, ext. 5500.

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