Two people hurt after motorcycle crash in Phelps County
Jazsmin Halliburton
PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two people were seriously hurt after a motorcycle crash near Newburg in Phelps County on Wednesday night.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened around 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday on Route T, five miles south of Newburg.
The report states a 52-year-old man from Rolla and a 56-year-old woman from Rolla were heading north when they hit a deer and were thrown from the 2005 Yamaha XV1700.
Both were taken to University Hospital by helicopter with serious injuries.
The Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District posted on social media that crews responded to the scene in the 1600 block of Highway T just after 8:20 p.m.
Troopers said neither of the pair was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.