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N.S. woman suffers life-threatening injuries in motorcycle collision

An RCMP vehicle is shown in this undated file photo. An RCMP vehicle is shown in this undated file photo.
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HALIFAX -

A 37-year-old woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a serious motorcycle collision in Newport Corner, N.S. on Wednesday.

West Hants RCMP says at approximately 5:50 p.m. on Sept. 22, officers responded to a collision on Highway 1 in Newport Corner.

According to police, a motorcycle had been travelling west on Highway 1 when it left the roadway, and the rider was ejected from the motorcycle.

The rider, a 37-year-old woman from Ardoise, N.S., suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to hospital in Halifax via Lifeflight.

Highway 1 was shutdown for approximately three hours but has since reopened.

Police say the investigation is ongoing. 

Correction

A previous version of this article said the collision occurred on Tuesday. This has been corrected to Wednesday.

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