[ad_1]A Special Investigations Unit (SIU) vehicle is pictured. (CHCH News Stock Photo)The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has taken over the investigation into a motorcycle accident on Highway 403 in Burlington that left a rider seriously injured. The SIU informs CHCH News that an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer tried to pull over a male motorcyclist just before the crash occurred. According to Ontario’s police watchdog, early reports indicate that on Tuesday at around 7 p. m., the officer attempted to stop the motorcyclist while he was on the westbound lanes of Highway 407. The motorcyclist then continued onto the westbound lanes of Highway 403, where he collided with both an SUV and a van near the Waterdown Road exit. The SIU reports that the 27-year-old motorcyclist was transported to hospital with serious injuries. There were no other reported injuries. Roads in the vicinity were closed temporarily but have since reopened. : SIU invokes mandate after man died in OPP custodyMake us a preferred source on GooglePrevious CHCH News Mc Master student aims to build prosthetic for friend who lost hand in Syria Next CHCH News Hamilton Food Share sees 20K monthly visitors as Canadian food bank use hits 2.35M[ad_2]Source link
