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Cyclist from New York in critical condition after crash in Chatham-Kent

Ornge Air Ambulance
Ornge Air Ambulance

A cyclist is in critical condition after a crash in Chatham-Kent.

Chatham-Kent police say emergency crews were called to Charing Cross Road in Harwich Township, between Drury Line and Fourteenth Line Tuesday afternoon around 2:40 p.m. for a report of a collision involving a cyclist.

According to police, a group of four cyclists were riding single file, when the lead cyclist hit gravel and lost control of the bike. 

Police say a 71-year-old woman from New York fell and sustained serious injury.

She was taken to hospital by EMS for treatment and was then airlifted to a London hospital by Ornge Air Ambulance.

Officers with the traffic unit are investigating the crash.

Anyone with information is asked to call police.