OPP investigate crash that sends one man to hospital with life-altering injuries
File image of an Ontario Provincial Police cruiser at night. (CTV News)
Police in Dufferin County are investigating a serious single-vehicle motorcycle accident on Mono-Adjala Townline in the Town of Mono.
According to OPP, the crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Police say the motorcyclist, a 58-year-old man, was taken to hospital with life-altering injuries and then airlifted to a trauma centre in the Toronto area.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Dufferin OPP by calling 1-888-310-1122.
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