Burlington crash leaves man injured, SIU takes over investigation

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has taken over an investigation of a crash on Highway 403 in Burlington that left a motorcyclist with serious injuries.

The SIU tells CHCH News that an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer attempted to stop a male motorcyclist before he was involved in the collision.

Ontario’s police watchdog says preliminary information suggests that on Tuesday at around 7 p.m., the officer attempted to stop the motorcyclist on the westbound lanes of Highway 407.

They say the motorcyclist continued onto the westbound lanes of Highway 403 and was involved in a crash with an SUV and a van on westbound Highway 403, near the Waterdown Road exit.

The SIU says the 27-year-old man on the motorcycle was taken to hospital with serious injuries. There were no other injuries reported.

Roads in the area were closed but have since reopened.

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