A 65-year-old woman from St. Catharines is in life-threatening condition after a collision involving a power-assisted bicycle in the Town of Lincoln on Thursday evening.
According to the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS), uniform officers from 8 District — which covers Grimsby, Lincoln and West Lincoln — responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision with injuries on Spiece Road, roughly 400 metres north of Fly Road, at about 7:50 p.m. on July 30.
Investigators determined that two riders, both 65-year-old women from St. Catharines, were travelling northbound on power-assisted bicycles when one of them lost control and fell.
The injured rider was taken to an out-of-region hospital, where she remained in life-threatening condition as of the police release. The second rider was not reported injured.
Police have not said whether any other vehicle was involved in the incident, which was initially reported as a motor vehicle collision with injuries.
Members of the NRPS Collision Reconstruction Unit attended the scene and have taken over the investigation. The unit is called in for serious collisions that require detailed scene analysis and measurement.
Police asking anyone with information to come forward
Spiece Road is a rural route in Lincoln, and police have not indicated how long the roadway may have been affected while investigators worked at the scene.
No charges have been announced, and police have not released the identities of the riders. NRPS said the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage from the area of Spiece Road and Fly Road around the time of the incident is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service.
