CHELSEA (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – A 58-year-old
Peabody man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash that occurred on the
northbound side of Route 1 at the Sixth Street ramp in Chelsea on Monday.
Massachusetts State Police responded to the two vehicle crash around 4:35 p.m.
on Monday.
The motorcyclist was traveling northbound on
Route 1 at the Sixth Street
ramp when he lost control and crashed into an SUV. The operator of the motorcycle was
transported to Mass General Hospital
in Boston.
The 35-year-old male operator of the SUV and his
23-year-old passenger were uninjured in the crash.
A preliminary investigation indicated that speed and erratic operation by the motorcyclist
played a factor in the crash.
The incident remains under investigation.
