A 27-year-old Colborne resident has died in hospital following a collision last Thursday (October 31) in downtown Colborne.
Shortly before 1 p.m. last Thursday, Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), emergency medical services, and the Township of Cramahe fire department responded to a report of a collision involving a pickup truck and an electric scooter on Percy Street between King Street West and Church Street.
The operator of the electric scooter, a 27-year-old Colborne resident, was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and then transported by air ambulance to a Toronto-area hospital.
On Tuesday (November 5), Northumberland OPP reported the victim had succumbed to their injuries. Police have not released the victim’s name.
Northumberland OPP are continuing their investigation into the collision. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who has video/dash camera footage of the collision, and has not yet spoken with police, is asked to call the Northumberland OPP detachment at 1-888-310-1122.
Anyone who is affected by this incident or who witnessed the collision and wishes to speak to victim services can call Peterborough-Northumberland Victim Services at 705-748-0324.
