GOAT ISLAND – 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 a Northeastern Manitoulin and the Island Township man.
