Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Head-On Crash With Trash Truck In Beverly

BEVERLY (CBS) – A motorcyclist is suffering life-threatening injuries after a police pursuit and a head-on crash into a trash truck on Route 1A in Beverly on Thursday morning.

Police attempted to pull the man over after he allegedly ran a red light on Cabot Street in Beverly and began speeding and passing other vehicles.

Police said officers pursued the motorcyclist but ended the pursuit due to speed. Police said a few minutes later, the motorcyclist crossed the yellow line and crashed head-on into a trash truck stopped at a red light on Route 1A.

The motorcyclist, a 27-year-old man who has not been identified, was taken by ambulance to Beverly Hospital after a medical flight had to be canceled because of weather.

The Beverley Fire Department said the man suffered life-threatening injuries that included lacerations and fractures and was transferred to Lahey Hospital.