Man on scooter seriously injured after colliding with vehicle in Vanier

A man riding a scooter was seriously injured after a crash in Vanier Sunday afternoon. (Maddison de Varennes/CTV News Ottawa)

A man on a scooter was seriously injured after colliding with a vehicle in Vanier Sunday afternoon.

An Ottawa Paramedic Service spokesperson tells CTV News that emergency crews responded to the intersection of McArthur and Lafontaine avenues at approximately 12:46 p.m.

Paramedics say the man, who was between his 40s and 50s, suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries.

He was transported by ambulance to the Ottawa Hospital trauma centre.

Yellow caution tape was seen blocking off the intersection to traffic with a blue scooter seen laying on the road.

Ottawa police say officers remain on scene conducting an investigation into the crash. Lane reductions are in place.

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