WESTFIELD–A motorcyclist was injured after a crash Labor Day morning.
A motorcycle collided with a car in the vicinity of Shortstop Bar and Grill on Springfield Road around 10:25 a.m. Monday. The crash was witnessed by multiple people, including an off-duty firefighter who tended to the injured motorcyclist until first responders arrived.
Westfield Police said that a vehicle was turning left onto Springfield Road out of a parking lot in the area and across two lanes of traffic. The operator of the vehicle saw a 2015 Nissan Rogue coming in the nearer lane but did not see the motorcycle in the farther lane due to it being obstructed by the Rogue.
The vehicle turned left onto Springfield Road and the motorcyclist collided with the front end of the vehicle.
Police requested Westfield Fire and two ambulances and a fire truck responded to the scene. Two tow trucks also came to tow away both the motorcycle and the Nissan Rogue.
The motorcyclist was transported by Westfield firefighter-paramedics to Baystate Medical Center via ambulance. The motorcyclist has since been discharged from the hospital.
