Motorcycle Crash on Billings West End Closes Central Avenue

Billings Police closed both westbound lanes of Central Avenue on the west end, after a motorcycle collided with a car on Saturday evening (5/15).

According to the post on the @BillingsPD Twitter page, at 7:06pm MDT Saturday, a motorcycle was westbound on Central Avenue traveling at a "high rate of speed," when it hit a passenger vehicle that was "turning right into 2655 Central."

The accident location is near the Taco John's and Target on Central Avenue, according to the location given by Billings Police.

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According to the report, the motorcycle rider was taken to a Billings hospital for "unknown injuries."

Billings Police believe speed was a factor in the crash, and are still investigating.

At 7:50pm on Saturday night (5/15), BPD has both westbound lanes of Central Avenue closed between Stewart Park and 27th Street West.

This story will be updated if more information becomes available.

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