A motorcyclist and his passenger were seriously injured in a collision with a vehicle Wednesday in Gilford, the second such accident in the town since Saturday, according to police.
The motorcycle struck the front right corner of the vehicle as it pulled out onto Route 11 near Gunstock Hill Road about 3:15 p.m., said Lt. Kristian Kelley of the Gilford police. The circumstances of the crash were still being investigated.
Both riders of the motorcycle were taken to Lakes Region General Hospital with serious if non-life-threatening injuries, Kelley said. The driver of the car sustained minor injuries but was also taken to the hospital.
A crash involving three motorcycles and a car occurred Saturday just after noon near Route 11 and Belknap Point Road. Police said the car and the motorcycles were traveling in opposite directions when one of the motorcycles “made contact” with the car, causing the last bike in the pack to veer off the road. Its driver sustained serious injuries. Neither speed nor alcohol appeared to be a factor, they said.
Jeremy Blackman