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2 injured in crash involving motorcycle, multiple vehicles in Thurston County

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — A motorcyclist and their passenger were injured in a collision involving three vehicles on State Route 8 in Thurston County.

The crash occurred at 5:20 p.m. Saturday on eastbound SR 8 at Winslow Drive.

Washington State Patrol Trooper Ryan Burke said the motorcyclist suffered multiple broken bones and was airlifted to the hospital in critical but stable condition. The passenger suffered a broken arm.

The motorcyclist was reportedly seen traveling at a high rate of speed just before the crash.

The motorcycle landed in the bed of a truck, authorities said.

No one in the vehicles was injured.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.