Man airlifted to Baystate Medical Center after motorcycle crash in Gill

GILL — A man was airlifted to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on Friday evening after his motorcycle collided with a car near 39 French King Highway.

Gill Police and Fire departments, assisted by the Montague and Erving Police departments, shut down a portion of the road at approximately 5:32 p.m. as the motorcyclist, believed to be in his early-to-mid 20s, received temporary treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, according to Fire Chief Gene Beaubien.

Crews were directing traffic and circling the debris left behind from the victim’s blue sports-style motorcycle.

The man was taken by ambulance to Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, where a LifeFlight helicopter landed to transport him to the Springfield hospital, according to Beaubien.

Gill Police Officer Mitchell Waldron said the crash remains under investigation.

Anthony Cammalleri can be reached at acammalleri@recorder.com or 413-930-4429.