Guelph police are investigating a fatal crash after a 63-year-old man was struck and killed while riding a motorized wheelchair Thursday evening.
Emergency crews were called to the area of Gordon Street South and Poppy Drive at around 6 p.m. and transported the man to hospital in critical condition.
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Police said he died of his injuries at around 7 p.m.
Investigators believe the man was riding his motorized wheelchair northbound in the southbound curb lane of Gordon Street when he collided with a 2005 Ford Taurus that was travelling southbound.
The 45-year-old driver of Taurus, from Burlington, did not suffer any injuries.
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Gordon Street was closed between Clair and Maltby Roads for about five hours but has now reopened to traffic.
A police spokesperson said it’s not known if any charges will be laid or if the weather played a factor in the collision.
Officers are looking for witnesses to the collision or anyone who saw the victim on the motorized wheelchair prior to the crash.
Anyone with information can call police at 519-824-1212 ext. 7225.
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