2 'Seriously' Injured In Motorcycle Crash With SUV In Gloucester Twp.: PD

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Two people were "seriously" injured after their motorcycle collided with an SUV on Monday night in Gloucester Township, authorities said.

The SUV driver tried to make a turn in front of the motorcycle, which caused the crash, police said. There were signs that the motorcycle operator attempted to avoid the vehicle but could not do so, according to law enforcement.

The crash remains under investigation, and no charges have been filed as of Tuesday morning. Nobody involved has been publicly identified.

Officers were dispatched at about 11 p.m. to Woodbury-Turnersville Road after the crash, which threw the driver and passenger off the motorcycle, police said. The motorcycle remained upright, with much of it — including the whole front tire — lodged into the SUV's engine compartment.

First responders attempted to stabilize the motorcycle occupants, who were taken to Cooper Hospital Trauma with serious injuries. There were no reported injuries to the SUV occupants, who refused treatment.

Gloucester Township's Serious Crash Investigation Team conducted a preliminary investigation. According to SCIT's findings, the motorcycle had been traveling west on Woodbury-Turnersville Road when the SUV tried to turn left onto the roadway — in front of the motorcycle.

Woodbury-Turnersville Road was shut down for about two hours.

Anyone who witnessed the crash can contact the Gloucester Township Police Department at 856-228-4500.

The GTPD referred the public to the state's motorcycle-safety webpage for safety tips.

"As we enter the summer months," the agency said, "the Gloucester Township Police Department reminds drivers to be alert because motorcycles are smaller and often difficult to see, and that the operator still has the same rights of the road as any other motorist."