Carson City emergency crews, Care Flight called to Highway 50 East motorcycle crash
UPDATE 5:21PM: A motorcycle rider injured in a crash late Wednesday afternoon on Highway 50 East has been flown to the trauma ward at Renown Medical Center in Reno. Their condition is unknown at this time. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The road was closed briefly to allow for the helicopter to land.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Wednesday afternoon to a vehicle crash involving a motorcycle in the area of Highway 50 East.
The accident was reported at 4:18 p.m. and involves a motorcycle rider who was down in the median and a single vehicle. A Care Flight air ambulance has been ordered and was to land at the crash scene. The patient was conscious with lacerations to his leg and shoulder, according to a battalion chief on scene.
The crash is in the eastbound lane of Highway 50 East between Centennial Park and Deer Run Road. Traffic is blocked in both the westbound and eastbound lanes to allow for Care Flight to land. Motorists can expect delays.