Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash on Highway 35 in Pontypool

Victim was airlifted to Toronto-area hospital following collision with pickup truck late Friday afternoon

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

A motorcyclist was seriously injured after a collision on Highway 35 in Pontypool late Friday afternoon (April 3).

Shortly before 4 p.m., officers with the City of Kawartha Lakes Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of a serious collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck on Highway 35 in Pontypool.

Upon arriving, officers located the driver of the motorcycle with serious injuries. He was airlifted to a Toronto-area hospital.

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Highway 35 was closed between Drum Road and Sandy Hook Road while police documented the scene. The roadway has since reopened.

Police are continuing their investigation into the collision.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has dashcam or surveillance footage and has not yet spoken with police is asked to contact the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122.