A 69-year-old motorcycle rider was sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a collision with a sedan on Sunday afternoon in Haldimand County.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say the motorcycle hit the car from behind as the vehicle slowed for traffic on Highway 3 west of Wainfleet-Dunnville Townline Road in Dunnville.
The collision ejected the rider off the bike and onto the roadway, according to Technical Collision Investigators (TCI).
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The driver of the sedan was not injured.
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OPP closed Highway 3 between Hutchinson Road and Wainfleet-Dunnville Townline around 3:00 p.m. for an investigation.
Anyone who may have witnessed or has information on the collision can call OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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