File photo of a Lethbridge Police vehicle. (Lethbridge News Now)

By Justin Goulet

UPDATED: Driver airlifted to Calgary hospital following collision in Lethbridge

Sep 21, 2021 | 6:45 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – UPDATE: Lethbridge Police have confirmed that the motorcycle driver is a 27-year-old man from Lethbridge. He suffered serious and life-threatening injuries.

The investigation found that the motorcycle was traveling southbound on 43 Street and collided with a northbound vehicle, which was turning west onto Crowsnest Trail.

The 78-year-old female driver of the northbound SUV, also from Lethbridge, was not injured.

Police say neither alcohol nor drugs appear to have been a factor in the collision.

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Emergency crews transported a driver to a Calgary hospital following a serious collision on Monday evening.

At around 6:10 p.m. on September 20, Lethbridge Police responded to a collision between a motorcycle and an SUV at the intersection of Highway 3 and 43 Street S.

The driver of the motorcycle was transported to Calgary via STARS Air Ambulance. The driver of the SUV sustained no injuries. The intersection was closed off for a time but has since been reopened. The collision remains under investigation.