Collision with transport truck sends motorcycle driver to hospital
Driver of motorcycle taken to hospital with serious injuries
A collision between a motorcycle and a transport truck temporarily closed a portion of a road in Milton Station and sent one man to hospital.
Around 1 p.m., a motorcycle travelling north on Route 248 collided with a transport truck, which was heading south, Queens District RCMP said.
The motorcycle sustained extensive damage and the driver, a 27-year-old man, was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the truck sustained no injuries, RCMP said.
Route 248 between Route 225 and Route 2 was closed for a period, but has since been reopened, RCMP said.
Queens District RCMP, the RCMP's traffic unit, Island EMS and the North River fire department responded to the collision, police said.
RCMP collision analysts were on scene Thursday to try to determine the cause of the collision.