Motorcycle rider hurt after crash near Walmart in Sault Ste. Marie

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WJMN) — A motorcycle rider was seriously hurt after a crash Sunday afternoon, according to the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department.

The announcement from Chief Wesley Bierling came on Monday.

He said officers from his department were dispatched after reports of a crash near the Walmart entrance on the I-75 Business Spur at about 2 p.m.

When first responders arrived, they found a crash between a motorcycle and truck had severely hurt the rider. The injured man was taken to MyMichigan Medical Center Sault before being transferred to MacLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey for his critical injuries, where he was later said to be in stable condition.

Officers at the scene discovered the crash happened when the northbound motorcycle collided with a southbound truck turning left into the Walmart parking lot.

Police say the crash is still under investigation. Local 3 will update this article with any new information.

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