PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 5-year-old is in serious condition after a motorcyclist crashed into a vehicle in Longview Thursday night.
The Longview Police Department responded to reports of an accident at 6:33 p.m. Sept. 4 near the intersection of Tennant Way and 9th Avenue.
Witnesses said the motorcyclist was driving west on Tennant Way at a high speed when he struck a passenger vehicle that was attempting to turn left onto 9th Avenue, according to a statement from police.
The motorcycle was engulfed in flames. Its driver, a 22-year-old Longview man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The occupants of the other vehicle, a 24-year-old Longview man as well as a 5-year-old child who was also in the car, were transported to St. John Medical Center. The driver was not injured, but the child was later flown to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital for advanced care for serious injuries.
Amanda Rhoades
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