EPD: Motorcyclist facing life-threatening injuries following crash on Lloyd Expressway

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Central Dispatch confirms that crews responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and a truck on Sunday night.

Dispatch says it happened along the Llyod Expressway at around 8:20 p.m.

According to the Evansville Police Department, the motorcycle was heading westbound at “an extreme” speed. When the motorcycle approached Brentwood Drive, the truck was turning to go eastbound on Lloyd Expressway, resulting in the motorcycle hitting the side of the truck.

EPD told 14 News the motorcycle driver was taken to Ascension St. Vincent for “extreme” injuries and considered life-threatening.

Police say the westbound lanes of Lloyd Expressway will be closed for several more hours, just west of Burkhardt Road to Fielding Road.

We will update this story once more information is available.