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Cyclist suffers critical injury after being struck

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A cyclist suffered life-threatening injuries in an early-morning collision.

Orillia Fire Services has confirmed a cyclist was struck this morning at 5:42 a.m.

Provincial police say the male cyclist was taken to an area hospital and later airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre with critical life-threatening injuries.

Highway 12 was closed in both directions between Atherley Road and Forest Avenue in Orillia for several hours but has since reopened.

More information will follow as it becomes available.

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