Motorcyclist seriously injured on Route 2 off-ramp after striking guardrail, being thrown from bike
A man was seriously injured when the motorcycle he was operating struck a guardrail and he was thrown from the bike off Route 2 in East Hartford on Thursday evening.
The driver of the bike, a 35-year-old East Hartford man, was taken in an ambulance to Hartford Hospital following the crash on the Exit 2 off-ramp on Route 2 East shortly before 7 p.m., according to Connecticut State Police.
The man operating a 2001 Suzuki GSF600S in the left lane veered into the left shoulder and struck a metal beam guardrail, state police said. The man was then thrown from the bike and ended up partially in the shoulder and left lane.
The bike settled down in the left lane following the collision and had to be towed.
State police are still investigating the crash.
Anyone witnesses to the crash or drivers in the area with dashcam footage have been asked to contact Trooper Michael Dean at 860-534-1098 or michael.dean@ct.gov.