(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the OPP West Region Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Team (TTCI) continue to investigate a collision that took place earlier this morning on Blyth Road (County Road # 25) near Council Line.
At approximately 8:45 a.m. Huron County OPP and Huron County EMS responded to a crash involving a female cyclist.
Investigators have determined a Volkswagen Jetta was travelling eastbound on Blyth Road when the driver struck a triathlon style racing bike from the rear. The collision propelled the rider off of her bike into an adjacent grass field.
The injured cyclist was transported to hospital by air ambulance. She remains in hospital with serious injuries.
The cyclist has been identified as 41-year-old Julie SAWCHUK from Central Huron.
Blyth Road is now open for travel.
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