SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A motorcyclist suffered critical injuries in a collision with a pickup truck on US-31 Sunday afternoon.
The crash occurred at approximately 2:45 p.m. near Taft Street, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. A 21-year-old Spring Lake man on a Yamaha motorcycle was in the left lane when a 70-year-old Montague man driving a farm pickup truck merged into that lane, resulting in the motorcycle colliding with the truck's rear.
Authorities reported that the motorcyclist was thrown from the bike and transported to the hospital with critical injuries. The pickup truck driver and a passenger did not sustain injuries.
The incident remains under investigation. No road closures have been reported.