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Motorcyclist airlifted with serious injuries after Owen Sound collision

An Owen Sound Police cruiser is pictured. (File Image/Owen Sound Police Service) An Owen Sound Police cruiser is pictured. (File Image/Owen Sound Police Service)
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A motorcyclist was airlifted via air ambulance after a collision in an Owen Sound intersection.

Police say the crash happened Monday morning when a passenger car on 2nd Avenue West turned left onto 9th Street West "directly into the motorcycle's path."

The 59-year-old man was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries. Police say he remains in the hospital.

The 73-year-old man behind the wheel of the car suffered minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital.

Police say both vehicles sustained "significant damage."

Charges are pending as the investigation continues.

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