Motorcyclist hospitalized after collision with SUV in P.E.I.

An RCMP vehicle is pictured. (CTV Atlantic / Melanie Price)

A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries following a collision with an SUV in New London, P.E.I., on Wednesday morning.

P.E.I. emergency crews responded to a call about the two-vehicle crash on Route 6 around 11:30 a.m.

The driver of the SUV was not injured.

Police do not believe drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.

“With so much more traffic on the Island as we approach Cavendish Beach Music Festival, it’s important we’re all paying extra attention to our driving,” said Sgt. Lisa Jones, head of the P.E.I. traffic services unit, in a news release. “And motorcycles always deserve extra attention.”

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