Two separate crashes in Saskatoon send motorcyclists to hospital

SASKATOON – Police have been busy dealing with three serious motorcycle crashes over a 12 hour period.

Just before 7 p.m. on Saturday, a vehicle and a motorcycle collided at the intersection of 19th Street and Avenue A.

The driver of the vehicle was attempted to turn left onto Avenue A when the collision occurred with the eastbound motorcycle.

The 33-year-old motorcyclist from Alberta was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

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The intersection was closed for several hours while the collision analyst unit carried out its investigation.

Police say charges are pending.

Then just before 1 a.m. on Sunday, police were called to another crash involving a motorcycle at the intersection of 22nd Street and Avenue P.

There, the driver of a vehicle was attempting to turn left onto Avenue P when the crash happened with the westbound motorcycle.

The 50-year-old motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Charges have not yet been laid.

On Saturday afternoon, police were called to a crash between a car and a motorcycle on Highway 11 just south of the Highway 16 interchange.

A woman motorcyclist was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

There is no word on her current condition.