(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) – At approximately 10:25 a.m. on Thursday October 15, 2015, Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were called to a collision between a motorcycle and a farm tractor on Line 89 between Road 152 and Road 157 (north of Listowel).
Investigation revealed that the farm tractor and the motorcycle were both travelling west on Line 89, when the tractor proceeded to make a left turn into a driveway ahead of the motorcycle. The motorcyclist, anticipating an imminent collision, attempted to evade impacting the tractor by laying down the motorcycle. The motorcyclist and his machine slid to a stop causing injuries to the motorcyclist.
The Harley Davidson motorcycle incurred extensive damage. The Massey Ferguson farm tractor operated by a 56-year-old male resident of the Municipality of North Perth was undamaged.
The 69-year-old male motorcyclist, a resident of the Municipality of North Perth was transported to a local hospital with major injuries. He was subsequently transported by air ambulance to a London hospital where he remains in critical condition.
Police closed Line 89 between Road 152 and Road 157 to traffic until late afternoon to allow for the OPP West Region Technical Traffic Investigation (TTCI) Unit to safely investigate the crash. Investigation into this collision is continuing.