Leamington motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in Chatham-Kent crash
It happened on Saturday at approximately 5:35 p.m., according to a news release from the Chatham-Kent Police Service.
Police were called to a single-vehicle collision on River Line between Communication Road and Harwich Road.
The driver of the motorcycle, a 38-year-old man from Leamington, was taken to Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and was then transferred to Windsor Regional Hospital with life threatening injuries.
Police called in the traffic management unit to continue the investigation, and the road remained closed for several hours.
Police are asking anyone with further information about the circumstances of the collision to contact the investigating officer, Const. Joel Rehill, at joelr@chatham-kent.ca or 519-355-1092.
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