Teen hospitalized after scooter crash

Air ambulance Ornge arrives at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie, Ont. (FILE IMAGE)

A 14-year-old scooter driver was airlifted to hospital after police say he was hit by another vehicle near the west boundary of Barrie Friday night.

According to the Barrie Police Service (BPS), the crash occurred at around 10:30 p.m. on County Road 27 south of Dunlop Street West.

The youth reportedly suffered serious injuries in the incident. Police confirmed that he was taken to Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) and then airlifted to a Toronto area trauma centre.

No charges have been laid. A spokesperson from the BPS told CTV News that the scooter likely did not have lights.

Provincial police were also involved in the response and reportedly responded to a bush party in the area around the time of the crash.

The BPS spokesperson added that there is ‘nothing to suggest’ that the scooter-car collision was related to the bush party.

The area was closed in the aftermath of the crash and has since been reopened.