Police are investigating a serious hit-and-run collision Tuesday evening involving a van and a motorcycle near Oakville.
Officers responded to a crash on the Queen Elizabeth Way westbound before Dorval Drive where it was reported that a van had crashed into a motorcycle.
Investigators say the driver of the van did not remain at the scene.
Detectives say the 47-year-old driver of the motorcycle is a resident of Oakville and was sent to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries.
The department released a report just before midnight that says the motorcyclist’s injures has been downgraded to life-altering.
Police closed two westbound lanes on the QEW near Dorval Drive for about three hours and re-opened the highway at around 11:20 p.m.
CHCH news has reached out to police for more information about the van.
Anyone with information or video on the crash is asked to contact police.
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