Breaking: Major Injury Motorcycle Crash Closes Henderson Street in Eureka
A motorcycle lies in the middle of Henderson after the crash that sent one man to the hospital with major injuries. [Photo provided by a reader]
According to the Eureka Police Department, officers are on scene of the crash, which occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Henderson Street has been closed in the area for an undetermined amount of time while emergency personnel investigate and work at the scene.
Police are asking motorists to avoid the area, as through traffic is being diverted.
Scanner traffic indicates the motorcyclist reportedly suffered a serious head injury and was bleeding heavily. However, scanner information is preliminary and has not been confirmed by authorities.
The cause of the collision and the number of vehicles involved have not yet been released.
Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.
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Collision with a bicycle?
Zero mention of bicycle
According to scanner traffic, two motorcycles collided. If so, I don’t know why they couldn’t hear eachother’s loud pipes.
Drove by right after and there was one white bike on its side with a lot of pieces all over the roadway. There was a blue bike parked on the side. It didn’t look messed up. Just two cruisers. :/
So from what I know, my friend was on his Harley and a street bike driving way to fast rear ended him.
I’m praying for all involved
Updates from Facebook have the injured rider’s name, and that he was flighted out of the area for care.
Also from Facebook…
“I witnessed the incident and stayed on scene until I was released. The injured motorcyclist was riding a white bike with white helmet and jacket. He was bleeding quite a bit, but was breathing and had a pulse. Thank goodness he was wearing a helmet. Sadly he attempted to pass another bike at a high speed and clipped the other bike. I hope he recovers quickly.”
(Regarding the other rider)
“yes, he stopped and helped as well.”