(CRAMAHE TOWNSHIP, ON) At approximately 11:42 am on Monday July 29, 2013 Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding an injured cyclist on County Road 2 in Cramahe Township east of Colborne, Ontario.
OPP were advised that a group of approximately 350 cyclists were travelling from Port Hope to Ameliasburg as one part of PWA (People with AIDS) Friends for Life bike rally, which is a six day charity ride from Toronto to Montreal.
Two riders were between Hunt Road and Fiddick Road in Cramahe Township when the front rider heard a “pop†and found her friend behind her on the road.
Brighton Fire Department (BFD) and Northumberland Emergency Medical Services (EMS) attended prior to police arriving and transported the injured male to a local hospital with serious life altering injuries. An OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigation (TTCI) Unit member attended to assist with the investigation.
OPP investigation determined that a bicycle malfunction may have caused the 55 year old male from Mannheim, Ontario to strike a nearby parked vehicle after the malfunction and resulted in the serious injuries sustained.
If anyone may have witnessed this incident or has information, they are asked to contact Northumberland OPP in Brighton at 1-613-475-1313.