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Motorcyclist sustains life-threatening injuries after colliding with horse-drawn carriage

The area near Road 124 was closed Wednesday night following the accident but has since reopened. Lars Hagberg / The Canadian Press/File

OPP are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a motorcycle collided with a horse and buggy near Milverton.

Investigators say a single horse-drawn carriage was turning onto Road 124 from a driveway at around 7 p.m. Wednesday when it was hit by a motorcycle.

Emergency crews responded to the scene on Road 124 between Perth Line 64 and Perth Line 67 and the motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital.

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He was later transferred by air ambulance to a London hospital.

The 53-year-old man from Milverton remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The horse also sustained an “undetermined” injury while the occupants inside the buggy were not injured.

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The roadway was closed Wednesday night for several hours for the investigation but has since reopened.

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