WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. – Two motorcyclists were seriously injured Monday evening in a three-vehicle crash in rural Woodford County.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Dennis Tipsword said that a preliminary investigation showed a pair of motorcycles and a car were involved in the crash on State Rt. 26, a few miles north of Spring Bay around 5:30 p.m. on Labor Day.
According to a release, three southbound motorcycles were riding together on Rt. 26 at the time of the crash. Tipsword said one of them crossed the center line for an unknown reason and hit a Toyota Highlander that was going the opposite direction.
One of the motorcyclists was thrown from the bike and sustained critical injuries. They were taken by Life Flight to a Peoria hospital in critical condition.
Tipsword said a second motorcyclist hit debris in the road, and was also injured, but not critically. They were taken to a hospital in serious condition.
The third motorcyclist was uninjured. The car involved in the crash sustained front end damage. Two passengers were taken to a hospital for observation after suffering minor injuries. The driver and one other passenger in the car were uninjured, Tipsword said.
Rt. 26 was closed for about three hours so that a crash reconstruction team could investigate at the scene.
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