A person was seriously injured after being thrown from their motorcycle on Friday night (July 4) near Youngs Point north of Peterborough.
At around 8:45 p.m., Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of a motorcyclist who had entered a ditch off Youngs Point Road, west of Youngs Point, and was thrown from their motorcycle.
The person was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre and then later airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre with life-altering injuries.
Police have not released any other information about the victim.
Youngs Point Road Road was closed in both directions from County Road 20/12th Line Smith to Katchewanooka Court for six hours while police documented the scene.
Anyone with information or video footage of the incident is asked to contact the Peterborough County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
