Motorcyclist in critical condition, truck driver cited in southeast Lincoln crash

A motorcyclist is in critical condition and a truck driver was cited following a crash in southeast Lincoln Wednesday morning.

September 21, 2023Updated: September 21, 2023
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A motorcyclist is in critical condition and a truck driver was cited following a crash in southeast Lincoln Wednesday morning.

Lincoln Police and Lincoln Fire & Rescue responded to 58th Street and Old Cheney Road on a report of a crash around 9 a.m.

Officers said the driver of a ‘box truck’ on Old Cheney didn’t yield when turning onto 58th Street and collided with a motorcycle.

The driver of the motorcycle was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

The driver of the box truck was uninjured and cited & released for failure to yield.

The intersection was closed for more than two hours while the crash scene was cleared.

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