Rider killed in ATV crash near Lowbanks by Lake Erie waterfront: police

An ATV rider has died in hospital following a crash not far from the Lake Erie waterfront in Haldimand County late Sunday afternoon.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they were called out to a location on Northshore Drive in Lowbanks, Ont., just before 6 p.m. following a report of a collision involving an ATV, ejecting the rider from the vehicle.

Paramedics transported the 53-year-old man to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The initial investigation determined the ATV was travelling eastbound on Northshore Drive when the rider lost control.

Northshore Drive was closed between Moulton-Sherbrooke Townline and Farr Road for about six hours for a cleanup and investigation on Sunday night.

OPP later learned the rider, 53-year-old Philip Phelps of Lowbanks, had succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information can reach out to OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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