OPP say an 83-year-old man was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre following a motorcycle crash near Omemee, Ont., on Tuesday evening.
According to City of Kawartha Lakes OPP, around 5:50 p.m., emergency crews responded to the area of Yankee Line and Kenedon Drive near Emily Provincial Park.
Peterborough County-City Paramedics reportedly treated the man at the scene before taking him to a nearby parking lot to meet the Ornge air ambulance. The patient was transported to St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, OPP said.
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OPP at the scene told Global News the driver left the roadway and suffered potentially life-threatening injuries.
The roadway was closed for several hours as OPP investigated.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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