2 People Thrown From Motorcycle In Lakeland Crash: Police

LAKELAND, FL — Two people were seriously injured in a Lakeland motorcycle crash Saturday morning, police said.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 10:50 a.m., a 44-year-old Riverview man was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound on SR-570, along the exit ramp to Lakeland Highlands Road.

The rider entered the intersection under a red traffic signal and collided with a curb in the center median, police said. The impact caused both the rider and a passenger, a 49-year-old Riverview woman, to be ejected, police said.

Both suffered serious injuries and were transported to an area hospital, police said.