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1 sent to hospital after dirt bike, ATV collide on rail trail in Kawartha Lakes: OPP

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP investigate a collision between a dirt bike and ATV on a trail on June 25, 2023. Central Region OPP/Twitter

One person was taken to hospital following a collision between a dirt bike and an all-terrain vehicle in the City of Kawartha Lakes on Sunday.

In a tweet issued around 4 p.m., City of Kawartha Lakes OPP said the collision prompted officers to close a section of the Victoria Rail Trail corridor north of Sommerville 11 Concession Road near the village of Burnt River.

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The public was advised to avoid the area as police investigated.

Just before 6 p.m., OPP stated the trailway was reopened and that the victim had suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The cause of the collision remains under investigation.

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