A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries Wednesday evening after a crash with another vehicle near East Street and Kelsey Street in New Britain, according to police. The collision happened around 6:21 p.m., and the motorcyclist was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
Police said the other driver involved in the crash remained at the scene and cooperated with officers, according to WTNH. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, police said, and no further details about the circumstances leading up to the collision have been released.
Pattern of Serious Motorcycle Crashes in New Britain
Wednesday's crash adds to a string of serious motorcycle collisions that have struck New Britain this year. In June, officers responded to a crash at Farmington Avenue and Overlook Avenue involving a motorcycle and another vehicle, as reported by WFSB. In that incident, the male motorcycle driver was left in critical condition while a female passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and both were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment.
As in Wednesday's crash, the driver of the other vehicle in the June collision remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, the station's report noted. That consistency in driver behavior across incidents stands in contrast to a separate case in which police said a driver fled the scene entirely, leaving a motorcyclist in critical condition.
Separate Hit-and-Run Case Remains Unresolved
Police were searching for a driver who allegedly fled a Wednesday evening crash in New Britain that left a motorcyclist in critical condition, per a different WTNH report. That ongoing search, also covered by NBC Connecticut, underscores how motorcyclist safety has become a recurring concern for the city this year, even as each incident has followed its own distinct circumstances.
No additional information has been released about the identity, age, or condition of the motorcyclist injured in Wednesday's crash near East and Kelsey streets. Police have not said what led to the collision, and the investigation remains active.
