A snowmobile operator suffered serious injuries after losing control on a Tay Township trail yesterday afternoon.
At around 3:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025, members of the Southern Georgian Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting the collision and attended near the intersection of Rumney Road and Elliott Sideroad in Tay Township. Officers located a individual with significant injuries who had been involved in a single snowmobile collision. Simcoe County Paramedic Services and the Tay Township Fire Department cared for the injured party who was transported to a local hospital.
Detachment members were assisted in the investigation by the OPP Technical Traffic Investigations unit (TTCI), the trail and road were closed for a period of time. The injured snowmobile operator was transported to a Toronto-area hospital due to the injuries.
No charges have been laid at this time as the collision remains under investigation.