Crime & Safety
2 Injured In Motorcycle Accident In Marlborough
A motorcycle crash on I-495 South on Sunday afternoon left two riders injured.
MARLBOROUGH, MA — Two motorcyclists were injured in a crash on Interstate 495 South in Marlborough on Sunday afternoon, according to officials.
Massachusetts State Police responded to the crash involving two motorcycles near mile marker 62 shortly before 4 p.m.
One rider was flown by UMass LifeFlight to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. A second rider was taken by Southborough Ambulance 29 to the UMass Memorial Health — University Campus emergency room, according to the Southborough Fire Department.
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State Police told Patch that one motorcycle collided with a vehicle, while the second motorcycle went off the roadway into the woods.
All southbound lanes of I-495 were shut down at about 4:10 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes to allow the medical helicopter to land.
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Both riders are expected to survive, State Police said. The scene was cleared by 4:45 p.m.
No additional information about the cause of the crash or the identities of those involved was immediately available.
Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information from the Massachusetts State Police.
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