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Police investigate fatal collision involving scooter on Parkdale Avenue in Hamilton

Hamilton police say one person is dead following a Sept. 13, 2022 collision on Parkdale Avenue North in the city's east side. Global News

One person is dead following a fatal crash involving a scooter and a pickup truck on Hamilton’s east side.

Hamilton Police say the collision happened on Parkdale Avenue North near Burland Crescent around 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

Investigators believe a 24-year-old Hamilton man in the truck was headed northbound on Parkdale and came together at Burland with the Yamaha scooter, operated by a 70-year-old man travelling in the opposite direction.

“The driver of the Ford pickup began to turn left at the intersection and struck the scooter causing a collision,” police said in a release.

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The scooter rider suffered significant injuries and was transported to a trauma centre by paramedics.

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The man died in hospital.

There were no other injuries in the collision.

The incident is officially the 16th traffic-related fatality so far in 2022 — with nine involving pedestrians.

Police fully reopened Parkdale Avenue just after 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon following an investigation.

Anyone with information or had seen the crash are being asked to reach out to Hamilton Police.

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