MOTORCYCLIST WITHOUT HELMET DITCHES BIKE, LANDS IN HOSPITAL

GRAVENHURST — An Orillia man was airlifted to Toronto with life-threatening injuries Tuesday, after ditching his motorcycle while not wearing a helmet.

Provincial police say officers are investigating the crash June 30 at 8 p.m. on Southwood Road in Gravenhurst.

They say a nearby resident called 911 after the man who was riding without a helmet left the roadway and landed in the ditch.

Muskoka EMS and the Gravenhurst Fire Department responded to assist.

The 46-year-old Orillia man was transported to a nearby hospital where he was later airlifted to a Toronto hospital with life altering injuries.

Southwood Road was closed while the OPP Technical Traffic Investigation Unit attended to assist with this ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to please call Bracebridge OPP at (888)310-1122 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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