Skateboarder pinned under truck after collision in Peterborough, Ont.: police

A skateboarder was seriously injured following a collision with a vehicle in Peterborough, Ont., on Friday night.

According to the Peterborough Police Service, around 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a collision between a skateboarder and a truck at the intersection of Hilliard and Langton streets.

Police say the 20-year-old skateboard was pinned under the vehicle which had to be lifted off the man.

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The victim was taken to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre before being transported by airlifted to a Toronto-area hospital.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Peterborough Police at 705-876-1122 ext. 555 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.stopcrimehere.ca.

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