Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after crash with pick-up truck in Victorville

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A motorcyclist was flown to a trauma center after crashing with a pick-up truck Monday night.

It happened at about 5:40 pm at the intersection of Balsam Road and Little Beaver Street in Victorville.

Deputies along with emergency personnel arrived on scene and found the rider down on the ground next to a motorcycle. Also at the scene is a Dodge Ram pickup truck with front-end damage.

Victorville City Firefighters requested a helicopter to land at Desert Valley Hospital and airlift the rider to a trauma center. Reach helicopter H325 subsequently flew the patient to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.

Deputies are currently detouring traffic around the crash while deputies investigate the crash.

Details on the type of bike or information on the rider were not available at the time this article was written.

Additional information will be updated as it becomes available.

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