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Another bicyclist injured

Another bicycle accident, and this time the rider is in hosspital with serious injuries .

Another bicycle accident, and this time the rider is in hosspital with serious injuries.

On Thursday at 5:48 pm Manitoulin 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, Peter Bering, age 76 of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Island Townshiphas been charged with Careless Driving.