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Ontario Provincial Police closed westbound Highway 403 at Dundas Street West near Oakville following a collision between a police motorcycle and a tractor trailer on June 19, 2025 (David Ritchie/CHCH News).
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A Toronto police officer is in hospital with serious injuries Thursday after their motorcycle collided with a tractor-trailer on Highway 403 near Oakville.

It happened around 3:15 p.m. in the westbound lanes of Highway 403 near Dundas Street West.

Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says paramedics rushed the officer to a trauma centre following the crash. His serious injuries were later deemed non-life-threatening.

Westbound Highway 403 was closed at Dundas Street West as police investigated, but reopened nearly six hours later.

There is no word yet on the cause of the collision.

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