GROTON — A motorcyclist was airlifted after suffering a serious lower‑body injury in a crash at Old Ayer Road and Boston Road (Route 119) on Saturday morning.
Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene shortly after 8:30 a.m., where they found the rider — a man in his 40s — lying in the roadway after a collision with a motor vehicle, according to the Groton Fire Department.
It was reported in an emergency radio broadcast that the man was conscious and breathing when first responders arrived.
Minutes after arriving on scene, crews requested an advanced life support ambulance from the Ayer Fire Department and a UMass Memorial LifeFlight helicopter. The medical helicopter was directed to the Groton Fire Department headquarters at 45 Farmers Row, where the injured man was picked up for transport. He was then taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester for treatment.
The driver of the vehicle was not injured.
The names of those involved were not released.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Groton Police Department.
Groton Fire Chief Arthur Cheeks thanked the Groton Police, the Ayer Fire Department, LifeFlight personnel and the Patriot Regional Emergency Communications Center for their assistance during the incident.
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