Shortly after 12:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon, emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision on Rivard Line between Townline Road and Jacob Road in Dover Township.
A 37-year-old Chatham man was driving a seed corn cutter eastbound on Rivard Line when a 73-year-old Windsor man driving a motorcycle attempted to pass him. The Chatham man turned left into a field and collided with the motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle was transported via ambulance to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance with serious injuries. The driver of the farm machinery was not injured. Total damages are estimated at $3000.
The Chatham man has been charged with making a turn not in safety.