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Motorcycle rider has life-threatening injuries after hitting car in Haldimand County: OPP

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say a motorcycle rider crashed into the back of a sedan near Dunnville on Sunday. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

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.

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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.

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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