A cyclist is fighting for his life in a London hospital following an accident in East Kent Monday afternoon.
Chatham-Kent police report emergency crews were called out about 4 p.m. to a collision involving a pickup truck and a cyclist on Teetzel Line east of Bury Road near Highgate, Ontario.
The pick-up truck and the cyclist were both travelling westbound on Teetzel Line at the time of the collision.
The 57-year-old cyclist sustained life-threatening injuries, police say, and was transported to Four Counties Hospital before being transported to a London hospital by Ornge Air Ambulance.
The Chatham-Kent Police Service Traffic Unit is currently investigating the collision. Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. Joel Rehill at joelr@chatham-kent.ca at 519-355-1092.
