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Crash involving motorcycle leaves two with 'life altering' injuries

Two people were seriously hurt in a crash involving a motorcycle near Port Dover on Canada Day.

Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Highway 6 and St Johns Road East just after 1 p.m. on Thursday after a motorcycle and minivan collided.

The motorcyclist and a passenger were taken to a local hospital before being airlifted to Hamilton hospital for treatment of life altering injuries, Norfolk OPP said.

The driver of the van was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.

The crash kept the intersection closed for several hours while police investigated the cause.

In a video posted to social media, OPP Acting Sergeant Ed Sanchuk thanked witnesses who stopped to assist those involved before first responders arrived.

"You made a very difficult situation just a little bit easier and the OPP would just like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who stopped to assist where they could," said Sanchuk.

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