OPP continues search for missing Scarborough man
Man airlifted to London hospital after St. Clair Township accident
August 9, 2026
The Independent
Lambton OPP say one man has life-threatening injuries after a crash on the St. Clair Parkway in Port Lambton.
Saturday, around 8:30 pm, OPP, firefighters and paramedics were called to the St. Clair Parkway between West French Line and West Holt line for a motorcycle crash. Air Ornge was called in to take the 57-year-old man to Victoria Hospital in London with what police said were life-threatening injuries.
The parkway was closed for seven hours as police investigated. Officers are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who have dash cam video to contact Lambton OPP or Crime Stoppers.
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