WEST FARGO, N.D. — Two individuals were injured, one critically, following a motorcycle collision Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of 17th Street East and Main Avenue East in West Fargo.
Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene at approximately 2:50 p.m. Upon arrival, officers with the West Fargo Police Department discovered that a motorcycle had rear-ended another vehicle.
Witnesses at the scene reported that the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed and being operated recklessly prior to the crash. Two people were on the motorcycle at the time of the collision, and police confirmed that neither party was wearing a helmet.
The driver of the motorcycle sustained significant, non-life-threatening injuries. The passenger suffered significant, life-threatening injuries as a result of the impact.
The West Fargo Police Department was assisted at the scene by the West Fargo Fire Department, Sanford Ambulance, and the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
The collision remains under active investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
