Chatham-Kent Police cruiser. (Photo by Jaryn Vecchio)
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Motorcycle crash in CK leaves Leamington man seriously injured

A 38-year-old Leamington man was left critically injured after crashing his motorcycle in Chatham-Kent.

At around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, emergency services were called to River Line between Communication Road and Harwich Road for a reported single-vehicle collision.

They found the driver of a motorcycle suffering from life threatening injuries. He was transported to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance before being transferred to the Windsor Regional Hospital.

A section of River Line was closed for several hours, but has since reopened.

An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 519-355-1092.

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