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Snowmobile crashes into light pole in Naughton

A Toronto man is in hospital after crashing his snowmobile into a light pole Saturday morning in Naughton. In a news release, Greater Sudbury Police said members of its Uniform Division and Traffic Management Unit responded to the call around 9:30 a.
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One person received non-life threatening injuries in a collision Saturday afternoon on Notre Dame Avenue near the Rainbow Centre. Details were still sketchy, but police say they received the call at 2:50 p.m. File photo.

A Toronto man is in hospital after crashing his snowmobile into a light pole Saturday morning in Naughton.

In a news release, Greater Sudbury Police said members of its Uniform Division and Traffic Management Unit responded to the call around 9:30 a.m.

“The collision occurred on Municipal Road 55 near McCharles Lake Road in Naughton,” the release said. “A 60-year-old Toronto resident was out on area trails when his snowmobile struck the pole, causing minor damage to the light housing and a significant amount of damage to the snowmobile.”

The driver was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. Police are still investigating the incident.