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A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a snowmobile accident in Delta on Sunday.

Portage la Prairie RCMP responded to the accident at around 8:45 p.m. when the driver was being taken to hospital.

Police determined the 40-year-old driver was travelling on Lake Manitoba when he struck a snowdrift, became airborne, and was thrown from the snowmobile.

Police say the driver is suspended from operating any motor vehicle, and believe alcohol may have been a factor in the collision.

The driver was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Officers say he was wearing a helmet at the time of the incident but it may not have been secured properly, causing it to come off.