(BlackburnNews.com file photo by Jason Viau)(BlackburnNews.com file photo by Jason Viau)
Windsor

Skateboarder Injured Trying To 'Bumper Hitch' Bus

A teenage skateboarder has been seriously injured after he attempted to “bumper hitch” with a city bus in Windsor.

The Windsor Police Service says on Friday around 4pm, the 18-year-old attempted the maneuver with a Transit Windsor bus on Walker Rd. south of Grand Marais Rd. E.

The 18-year-old male has been taken to hospital where he remains in critical condition with a serious head injury.

Walker Rd. between Tecumseh Rd. E and Parkdale Pl. was closed for over four hours while officers were at the scene.

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