CINCINNATI — A 20-year-old motorcyclist was hospitalized Monday afternoon after he crashed into a tractor-trailer in Riverside, Cincinnati police said.
CPD said the crash occurred around 3:43 p.m. at the intersection of River Road (US-50) and Anderson Ferry Road.
Police said a 59-year-old man driving a tractor-trailer was driving eastbound on River Road. When he attempted to turn left onto Anderson Ferry Road, the tractor-trailer was struck by a 20-year-old man driving a motorcycle westbound on River Road.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, but the motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, sustained serious injuries, police said.
He was transported to UC Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, police said.
Police are investigating excessive speed and impairment as factors in the crash.
