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Driver airlifted after crash near Bethany in City of Kawartha Lakes

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Man airlifted to Toronto after collision in Bethany in City of Kawartha Lakes
A man has been airlifted to a Toronto area hospital with serious injuries after a single vehicle collision in Bethany Sunday afternoon – Jun 12, 2023

The driver of a car was airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre following a crash in the City of Kawartha Lakes on Sunday afternoon.

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP said a single-vehicle crash on Ski Hill Road near the village of Bethany was reported at 1:15 p.m.

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Emergency crews located a car which left the roadway and struck a tree.

The lone driver was trapped inside.

The impact of the collision ejected the car’s engine, which could be seen several feet from the vehicle.

A man in his 20s was transported by an Ornge air ambulance to Sunnybrook Hospital with serious injuries, a spokesperson for Ornge told Global News Peterborough.

Ski Hill Road was closed between Fleetwood Road and Lifford Road for just over five hours as police investigated.

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The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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