Vandalia, IL-(Vandalia Radio)- A motorcycle rider was airlifted following a single motorcycle accident on West St. Louis Avenue in Vandalia on Monday afternoon.
Fayette County Sheriff’s Office reports say a motorcycle operated by Kenneth H. Springsteen, Junior was traveling westbound on St. Louis Avenue approaching a left hand curve. Reports say that Springsteen, Junior failed to negotiate the curve and ran off the right side of the roadway. Reports say that Springsteen, Junior’s motorcycle skidded down the embankment and struck a ditch. The motorcycle laid over and continued to slide through the ditch. The motorcycle then came to rest on its side in the right ditch. Fayette County Sheriff’s Office reports say the driver was transported from the scene by Rural Med ambulance to a helipad where the driver was airlifted to St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
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