(BRANT COUNTY, ON) –Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to County Road #18 between Cockshutt and Salt Springs Roads on December 13,, 2015 at approximately 6:50 a.m. to investigate a collision.
OPP investigators discovered that at cyclist had been struck by a tractor trailer on the roadway. At the time of the accident the area was experiencing rain and heavy fog making visibility very poor.
The cyclist has been transported to local hospital via ground ambulance with life threatening injuries.
The OPP Traffic Collision Investigators (TCI) have been deployed to the scene to assist with the investigation. At this time County Road #18 between Cockshutt and Salt Springs Roads remains closed for this investigation.
The County of Brant Detachment is continuing to investigate. If anyone has any information regarding this incident, they are being asked to contact the County of Brant OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122.
Anyone with information is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.crimestoppers-brant.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.