Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is looking into a crash involving a police vehicle and a motorcycle in Welland, which left one person hospitalized. The incident occurred around 9:40 p.m. Friday on Highway 58A at Reaker Road.
The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with serious, though non-life-threatening, injuries. The OPP officer involved in the collision was unharmed.
The SIU is investigating the incident, as its mandate covers situations involving police that result in serious injury, death, sexual assault, or the use of a firearm. As a result, the OPP is unable to release further details and has referred media inquiries to the SIU.
Meanwhile, Highway 58A is closed in both directions between Rusholme and Netherby Roads, and Reaker Road is shut down between Highway 58A and Netherby Road.