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WILKES-BARRE — A motorcyclist was hurt Friday after his bike crashed into a utility pole at the intersection of South Pennsylvania Boulevard and Dana Street, police say.
The biker, a man in his mid-20s, was sent to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township after the wreck, authorities report.
Police received the call just before 3:30 p.m. and quickly blocked off Dana Street from South Main Street to the boulevard. A police K-9 unit was seen walking along Dana.
“There was no pursuit,” said an officer.
A green dirt bike was on its side at the nearby Builders’ Supply Co.
The injured man’s name and condition were not immediately available.
The accident is still under investigation.
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