PETERSHAM, Mass.- A motorcyclist was injured Saturday in a reported collision with a bear on New Salem Road near Route 122 and was transported by air to a UMass trauma center.
The incident was reported at 4:54 p.m. on September 12, according to the Petersham Fire Department. The motorcyclist sustained injuries requiring air medical transport by UMass Memorial LifeFlight.
The Athol Fire Department transported the patient to a landing zone, where LifeFlight-2 took over patient care and transported the patient by air to the UMass trauma center.
The response involved multiple agencies, including the Athol Fire Department, Petersham Police Department, New Salem Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts Environmental Police, New Braintree Dispatch and UMass Memorial LifeFlight.
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