Motorcyclist's neck cut by string
A motorcyclist was rushed to a Toronto hospital in serious condition after slicing his neck on a piece of string strung across a road on Sunday.
The 26-year-old motorcyclist was riding in the Warden Avenue and St. Clair Avenue area at about 4 p.m. when he rode into the string.
A bystander called for help and the motorcyclist was rushed to St. Michael’s Hospital with serious injuries.
Police say they are not sure whether the string was placed across the road intentionally.
Toronto Police Staff Sgt. Mike Gogttschalk said there were reports of kite flyers using the area for "kite fights" — competitions in which one kite flyer tries to take down an opponent's kite.
"There are people who are flying kites in that area and it is plausible that the kite string could have gone across and landed in such a position to injure a person on a motorcycle," said Gogttschalk.
The incident is being treated as accidental, but a criminal investigation is underway.
