NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is looking for data from the general public, following a severe collision involving a bike and a van which didn’t stay on the scene.
On Oct. 22, 2024 shortly after 6:15 p.m. members of the OPP Burlington detachment have been dispatched to a severe collision on the Queen Elizabeth Means (QEW), west sure, earlier than Dorval Drive, Oakville.
It was reported {that a} van had collided with a bike and the driving force of the van didn’t stay on the scene. The driving force of the bike, a 47-year-old from Oakville, was transported to a trauma centre with life-threatening accidents, which have since been downgraded to life-altering.
Members of the Freeway Security Division’s (HSD) Site visitors Help Unit (TSU) are helping with the investigation. Two west sure lanes of the QEW, east of Dorval Drive have been closed for roughly three hours. All lanes have been re-opened roughly 11:20 p.m.
The investigation into this collision is ongoing and officers are asking for witnesses who might seen the incident or might have dashcam footage to name the OPP Burlington Detachment at 1-888-310-1122 and check with incident quantity E241418198. In the event you want to stay nameless, you’ll be able to name Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or report on-line.
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