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Motorcyclist, 83, airlifted to Toronto hospital following crash in Omemee: OPP

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Motorcyclist airlifted to Toronto hospital after Omemee-area crash
WATCH: An 83-year-old motorcyclist was airlifted to a Toronto hospital with life-threatening injuries after his motorcycle crashed on Yankee Line near Emily Provincial Park on Tuesday – Jun 10, 2020

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.

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The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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