Woman injured in motorcycle crash

UPPER PROVIDENCE » Upper Providence Township Police responded to the scene of a serious accident Wednesday that left one woman injured.

The crash occurred at Ridge Pike and Township Line Road Wednesday afternoon. Police at the scene said a female motorcyclist traveling east on Ridge Pike lost control as she turned north on to Township Line Road and skidded into a curb, knocking her from the bike.

Police confirmed that the woman is a corrections officer at Graterford State Correctional Institution. She was flown to a Philadelphia Trauma Center by JeffSTAT medical helicopter for treatment of her injuries.

Limerick police and Trappe Fire Company assisted at the scene.

TOM KELLY III — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Upper Providence Township Police help load a motorcycle on to a flat-bed tow truck after a crash at Ridge Pike and Township Line Rd. Wednesday afternoon. One woman was injured in the crash.