The province’s police watchdog agency is investigating following a collision in Welland involving an Ontario Provincial Police cruiser and a motorcycle, which sent a man to hospital with serious injuries.

On Friday, at about 9:40 p.m., an officer in a police vehicle from the Niagara Detachment of the OPP highway safety division was involved in a collision with a motorcycle on Highway 58A near Reaker Road.

The motorcyclist was transported to hospital with serious injuries that police said were not life-threatening.

The officer did not sustain any injuries.

As of 1 p.m. Saturday, Hwighway 58A remained closed in the westbound and eastbound lanes between Rusholme, Netherby and Reaker roads as the investigation continues.

As the Special Investigations Unit is involved, the OPP said in a st

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