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Driver seriously injured after vehicle strikes tree in Lindsay: police

City of Kawartha Lakes police say the crash was first reported by someone who spotted a burning vehicle on Sunday afternoon. Global News Peterborough file

One person suffered serious injuries following a vehicle crash in Lindsay on Sunday.

The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service says emergency crews responded to Dew Drop Inn Road around 3 p.m. after a passerby reportedly found a vehicle in flames with the driver lying on the shoulder of the road.

Ontario Provincial Police determined the vehicle had left the roadway and struck a tree.

The driver was first taken to Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay and then later transferred to a Toronto-area hospital with serious injuries, according to police.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation by OPP.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service at 705-324-5252.

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