MARCH 2, 2015
METAIRIE, LA (WVUE)
A motorcycle was involved in a fiery crash in Metairie on
Monday morning.
The accident happened around 7 a.m. Monday near the
intersection of 43rd Street and Causeway Blvd.
Officers say that the motorcyclist sustained injuries in the
crash. He was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries,
according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.
The motorcyclist crashed into a vehicle that turned in front
of him. He flew off of his bike and suffered several broken bones, as reported
by nola.com/The Times Picayune.
The motorcycle slid under another a vehicle, damaging the
gas tank of that car. Sparks form the crash caused the vehicle to ignite.
Source: www.nola.com/The Times Picayune