A man suffered life-threatening injuries following an ATV crash in Curve Lake First Nation on Saturday morning.
Around 8:40 a.m., Peterborough County OPP and Anishinabek Police Service were called to an all-terrain vehicle crash on Murrayville Road in Curve Lake First Nation, about 30 kilometres north of Peterborough. Police say an ATV with a driver and passenger lost control on icy road conditions and struck a tree off the roadway.
OPP say the male driver sustained life-threatening injuries and was initially transported to Peterborough Regional Health Centre and later airlifted by ORNGE air ambulance to a Toronto-area trauma hospital.
A female passenger sustained minor injuries. Neither occupant was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Investigators say alcohol consumption “may be a contributing factor” in the crash, OPP stated.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact the Anishinabek Police Service Curve Lake detachment at 1-705-657-8892 or 1-888-310-1122.