MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER ‘CONFRTONATION’ WITH FLEEING TRANSPORT DRIVER
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com
GRAVENHURST — A 47-year-old Gravenhurst man was taken to hospital in Toronto last night with life-threatening injuries after falling from a transport truck in what police call a confrontation with the driver who fled the scene.
Provincial police say they responded to the incident on Bethune Drive near Violet Street in Gravenhurst, Sunday, May 30, at 8:10 p.m.
They say it involved a transport and a pedestrian.
Police say the pedestrian mounted the transport truck and a confrontation ensued that resulted in the man falling as the truck was put into motion.
The truck operator then drove away and is still outstanding.
The transport is described as a blue Freightliner conventional with the Ontario licence plate of BK46352.
The pedestrian was transported to hospital and later transferred to a Toronto hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to please call Bracebridge OPP at (888)310-1122 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. You can submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com if you have any information on this crime or any other crime. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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