- Joined
- Apr 17, 2002
- Location
- SC Mtns Area
- Moto(s)
- Attack™-ed R1, hybrid S1000rr, XR1200 Q-Ship
- BARF perks
- AMA #: 2815246
From the Santa Cruz CHP Facebook page:
Holy shit!
TL;DR
Southbound Kawasaki sideswipes northbound BMW S1000rr, Kawasaki then hits northbound KTM, KTM then hits southbound BMW R9T.
Edit: text for non-FB readers.
Santa Cruz County, CA – Yesterday afternoon, at approximately 2:47 p.m., CHP officers responded to a crash on State Route 9, north of Shingle Mill Road. A 29-year-old man from Santa Clara was driving a white 2025 Kawasaki Ninja 500 southbound on State Route 9 at an undetermined speed. A 39-year-old man from Sunnyvale was driving a gray 2020 BMW S1000RR northbound on State Route 9, south of the Kawasaki, also at an undetermined speed. For reasons still under investigation, the Kawasaki began to travel southbound in the northbound lane of State Route 9 and collided with the left side of the BMW. After the initial crash, the Kawasaki continued southbound in the northbound lane and collided head-on with a black and orange 2020 KTM Duke 250, driven by a 25-year-old man from Royal Oaks. Following the second crash, the KTM traveled in a northwesterly direction, entered the southbound lane, and collided with a black 2014 BMW R Nine T, driven by a 47-year-old man from Mountain View, who was traveling southbound on State Route 9. As a result of the crash, the drivers of the Kawasaki and the KTM sustained major injuries and were transported to Valley Medical Center. The driver of the 2014 BMW R Nine T sustained minor injuries and was also transported to the same hospital. All three injured drivers were taken by ambulance. The driver of the 2020 BMW S1000RR was uninjured. All involved vehicles were motorcycles, and all riders were wearing helmets at the time of the crash.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Alcohol and/or drugs are not believed to be factors in this crash.
Holy shit!
TL;DR
Southbound Kawasaki sideswipes northbound BMW S1000rr, Kawasaki then hits northbound KTM, KTM then hits southbound BMW R9T.
Edit: text for non-FB readers.
Santa Cruz County, CA – Yesterday afternoon, at approximately 2:47 p.m., CHP officers responded to a crash on State Route 9, north of Shingle Mill Road. A 29-year-old man from Santa Clara was driving a white 2025 Kawasaki Ninja 500 southbound on State Route 9 at an undetermined speed. A 39-year-old man from Sunnyvale was driving a gray 2020 BMW S1000RR northbound on State Route 9, south of the Kawasaki, also at an undetermined speed. For reasons still under investigation, the Kawasaki began to travel southbound in the northbound lane of State Route 9 and collided with the left side of the BMW. After the initial crash, the Kawasaki continued southbound in the northbound lane and collided head-on with a black and orange 2020 KTM Duke 250, driven by a 25-year-old man from Royal Oaks. Following the second crash, the KTM traveled in a northwesterly direction, entered the southbound lane, and collided with a black 2014 BMW R Nine T, driven by a 47-year-old man from Mountain View, who was traveling southbound on State Route 9. As a result of the crash, the drivers of the Kawasaki and the KTM sustained major injuries and were transported to Valley Medical Center. The driver of the 2014 BMW R Nine T sustained minor injuries and was also transported to the same hospital. All three injured drivers were taken by ambulance. The driver of the 2020 BMW S1000RR was uninjured. All involved vehicles were motorcycles, and all riders were wearing helmets at the time of the crash.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Alcohol and/or drugs are not believed to be factors in this crash.
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