Motorcyclist critically hurt at Craig and Decatur
Las Vegas police respond to the scene of an accident involving a truck and a motorcycle at the intersection of Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. The motorcyclist is in critical condition. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Las Vegas police respond to the scene of an accident involving a truck and a motorcycle at the intersection of Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. The motorcyclist is in critical condition. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Las Vegas police respond to the scene of an accident involving a truck and a motorcycle at the intersection of Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. The motorcyclist is in critical condition. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Las Vegas police respond to the scene of an accident involving a truck and a motorcycle at the intersection of Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 31, 2015.(Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
A Las Vegas police officer puts up police tape at the scene of an accident involving a truck and a motorcycle at the intersection of Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. The motorcyclist is in critical condition. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Debris from an accident involving a truck and a motorcycle is seen at the intersection of Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. The motorcyclist is in critical condition. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
The intersection of Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard was closed for five hours Tuesday after a motorcycle crash that critically injured one, according to the Regional Transportation of Southern Nevada.
First responders were called to the scene shortly after 6 a.m., Metro Lt. Michael Bechler said. The motorcyclist was hospitalized.
Details on the crash and the driver’s age and gender were not immediately available.
RTC announced that the intersection had reopened about 11 a.m.
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