PEPPERELL, MASS. (WHDH) - A Townsend man was flown to a Worcester hospital with serious injuries following a motorcycle crash in Pepperell on Friday.
Police responding to a reported single-vehicle motorcycle crash in the area of Brookline Street about 7:10 p.m. found a 29-year-old Townsend man who had crashed and skidded about 100 feet before going off the road and striking a rock, according to police.
The man, who was conscious and alert when police arrived, was taken by ambulance to Pepperell Town Field where he was then transported by medical helicopter to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.
The man’s injuries are serious but are not believed to be life-threatening.
The initial investigation indicates that the man was traveling northbound down Brookline Street when he lost control and crashed.
Speed appears to be a factor in the crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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