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Motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in crash near London airport: OPP

According to police, a vehicle travelling north on Rebecca Road, north of Robins Hill Road, was turning into a driveway when it collided with a southbound motorcycle. Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press File

Middlesex County OPP say a motorcyclist sustained life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle collision that took place Saturday afternoon, northeast of London International Airport.

Police, along with London-Middlesex paramedics and the Thames Centre Fire Department, were called to collision around 4:30 p.m.

According to police, a vehicle travelling north on Rebecca Road, north of Robins Hill Road, was turning into a driveway when it collided with a southbound motorcycle.

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The motorcyclist endured life-threatening injuries and was then transported to hospital via ambulance.

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The collision forced Rebecca Road to be closed between Wyton Drive and Robins Hill Road on Saturday, but the road has since reopened.

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Police have not released the identity of any drivers involved, but say charges are pending the completion of an investigation.

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