MIDDLEBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - Officials are investigating after a motorcycle crash in Middleboro sent a man to the hospital with serious injuries Tuesday.
Officers responding to Plymouth Street for reports of a motor vehicle crash shortly before 9 p.m. On Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 8:55 p.m., Middleborough Police and Fire responded to the area near 83 Plymouth St. for a report of a motor vehicle crash found a 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle had been struck by a 2005 Chrysler Pacifica minivan, according to police.
The motorcycle rider, identified as a 55-year-old Kingston man, suffered multiple traumatic injuries in the crash and was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the minivan, a 45-year-old Brockton man, is cooperating with the investigation, police say. A woman who was riding in his car did flee from the scene and police are working to find her.
A preliminary investigation indicates that the Chrysler crossed the double yellow line and struck the motorcycle.
Drivers are urged to avoid the area.
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