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Police and fire crews responded to a crash involving two motorcycles and a car in Rindge on Saturday. -
A UMass Memorial Lifeflight lands on Route 119 in Rindge to transport an injured motorcyclist after a crash on Saturday. -
Crews attend a crash on Route 119 on Saturday. -
The UMass Memorial Lifeflight helicopter landed on Route 119 on Saturday to transport an injured motorcyclist after a crash.
A motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital after a crash involving another motorcycle and a car on Saturday in Rindge.
On Saturday, at about 12:24 p.m., police responded to Route 119 at Wellington Road for a crash involving three vehicles. According to a press release issued by the Rindge Fire Department, Tavonte Tallman of Massachusetts, one of the motorcyclists, suffered severe injuries to the right femur and was transported via a Lifeflight helicopter to a Level 1 trauma center in Worcester, Mass.
A second motorcyclist, Lucas Racine of Massachusetts, reported only very minor injuries, but his motorcycle sustained damage to the front wheel and brakes. Also involved was a Audi, driven by Paul Alfredson of Massachusetts, who was not injured. The Audi sustained damage to the rear left corner and wheel well.
The Rindge Police Department, Rindge Fire Department, Jaffrey-Rindge Memorial Ambulance, UMass Memorial Lifeflight and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation assisted at the scene.
In a separate incident on Saturday, police also responded to a motor vehicle crash at 4:24 p.m. at Route 119 and Middle Winchendon Road for a two-car crash, involving a total of four occupants. The vehicles involved were a 2020 Chevrolet Trax and a 1995 Chevrolet pickup. Names of those involved were not released by police on Tuesday, but it was reported that one woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance, though injuries were not reported to be serious. All other occupants denied medical transport.
Both vehicles received significant damage and were towed from the scene by Gauthier Auto Service.
Peterborough Fire and Rescue and the Fitzwilliam Fire Department assisted at the scene.
Ashley Saari can be reached at 603-924-7172 ext. 244 or asaari@ledgertranscript.com. She’s on X @AshleySaariMLT.