(BOBCAYGEON, ON) - Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with Fire and EMS, attended the scene of a serious two-vehicle collision on County Road 49 in Bobcaygeon.

On Friday August 18,2025, at approximately 12:35 pm, the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP received a call related to a two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle on County Road 49, near Main Street, in Bobcaygeon. The motorcycle driver, a 56-year-old male from Burnt River, was taken to hospital but later airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre with life-altering injuries.

County Road 49 was closed for several hours as members of the OPP’s Traffic Collision Investigation (TCI) team attended the scene to assist with the ongoing investigation.