(GOAT ISLAND, ON) – On Thursday July 31, 2014 at 5:48 pm Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a motor vehicle and bicycle collision which occurred on Highway 6 at Goat Island just north of the swing bridge in Little Current. Investigation reveals the driver of a white dodge caravan was southbound on Highway 6 when it crossed the centre line and struck a northbound male riding a bicycle. As a result the cyclist was thrown from the bike causing life threatening injuries. He was taken to the hospital in Little Current and later transferred by air ambulance to Sudbury.
As a result of the investigation the driver of the dodge caravan has been charged. Charged with Careless Driving contrary to the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario is Peter BERING age 76 of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Island Township.