ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An 86-year-old man is in critical condition after an Orange County crash involving a motorcycle and a van on Monday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said they responded to the crash on State Road 50 near Taylor Creek Road around 2:32 p.m.
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According to an initial crash report, a Chevrolet Astro van was traveling westbound on State Road 50 east of Taylor Creek Road in the outside lane. At the same time, a Honda motorcycle was traveling in the same direction, behind the van.
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Troopers said the motorcyclist failed to slow or stop for the van and as a result, the motorcycle hit the van, forcing it to run off the road and into the bushes.
The driver of the van, a 53-year-old woman from Cocoa, was not injured,
The driver of the motorcycle was transported to a hospital as a trauma alert in critical condition, according to the FHP.
Troopers said the westbound, outside lane of Colonial Drive is currently closed.
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