JACKSONVILLE, Fla — A 23-year-old motorcyclist suffered critical injuries this morning when he ran into the back of a JTA bus on I-95 south at Emerson.
The crash shut down all lanes of I-95 SB for several hours during the busy morning commute. All lanes reopened around 10:30 a.m. after they had closed around 6:00 a.m., as traffic was diverted onto Emerson Street.
The Florida Highway Patrol stated that after the motorcycle struck the rear of the bus, it slammed into a concrete barrier and flipped onto the highway.
The motorcyclist was taken to Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The 43-year-old woman driving the bus was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured. No passengers were on the bus at the time of the crash.
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