A man in his 50s was sent to hospital with serious injuries following a crash in central Hamilton Wednesday afternoon.
Police say the single-vehicle collision involving a four-door compact SUV happened around 2 p.m. in the area of Main Street East and Tisdale Avenue.
A Hamilton paramedics spokesperson told Global News the man’s vital signs were absent and that resuscitative efforts were made during his transport to the General Hospital.
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Police spokesperson Cst. Krista Lee Ernst told Global News collision investigators believe the male driver suffered a medical episode.
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“The investigation is in its infancy, and the information that we do have is that the vehicle left the roadway and struck a pole,” Ernst said.
The 53-year-old man was last reported on Wednesday night to have been in serious but stable condition.
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