Motorcyclist struck after abandoning bike on bridge in Fall River

FALL RIVER, Mass. —

A motorcyclist who was concerned in a wrong-way crash on a Massachusetts bridge on Saturday was critically injured after he deserted the bike and tried to run throughout lanes of site visitors, officers mentioned.

The incident started at roughly 12:30 p.m., whereas Massachusetts State Police troopers had been serving to a motorist with a disabled car within the breakdown lane on the crest of the Braga Bridge in Fall River. In line with Bristol County District Legal professional Thomas Quinn’s workplace, a person on a Yamaha Sportbike approached the realm at a excessive charge of pace whereas driving between lanes.

Whereas on the bridge, the motorcyclist circled and started driving the fallacious approach by means of site visitors, Quinn’s workplace mentioned.

“The bike then struck a Massachusetts State Police cruiser that was in site visitors on the bridge and a second car, each within the eastbound lane,” Quinn’s workplace wrote.

The person, who was later recognized as a 32-year-old from Westerly, Rhode Island, then deserted his bike and tried to cross lanes on the westbound aspect of the bridge. Quinn’s workplace mentioned he was struck by a car and suffered vital accidents.

He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital for therapy.

Quinn’s workplace mentioned the incident stays below investigation by members of the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit.