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The victim of a motorcycle accident talks with a state trooper as emergency personel work the scene on Highway 101 near Dekay Road north of Hoquiam Wednesday morning.
Two Hoquiamites were injured on Wednesday morning after a motorcycle crash that left the driver pinned under the bike and the passenger ejected.
The 35-year-old driver was attempting to slow down after seeing traffic backed up on Highway 101 near Dekay Road just before 10:30 a.m. The driver lost control of his 2005 Buell motorcycle and the cycle slid on its side, ejecting his 36-year-old passenger and pinning the driver under the bike, the State Patrol reported. Both were transported to Grays Harbor Community Hospital — the driver with hand injuries and the passenger with ankle injuries — where both were treated and released, according to a hospital spokesperson.
Both riders were wearing helmets. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
