BEVERLY, MASS. (WHDH) - A motorcycle operator sustained life-threatening injuries in a crash involving a garbage truck in Beverly Thursday morning.
Officers responding to the scene on Route 1A southbound around 6:30 a.m. found the 27-year-old motorcycle operator seriously injured, according to a state police spokesperson.
A preliminary investigation suggests police were initially chasing the motorcyclist before the pursuit was called off. Moments later, the motorcyclist crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the garbage truck.
Surveillance video shows the pursuit shortly before the motorcycle crash on Dodge Street.
Officials shut down part of Route 1A as crews cleared the scene.
Witnesses recalled the dramatic moments at the scene.
“He was like, right at the red light, so I don’t think he was moving and the guy had to have gone airborne,” said Pat Judd, who witnessed the crash. “I mean, the windows are up so high and there was all kinds of debris in front of the truck.”
The motorcyclist’s name has not been released.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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