Racine County: Car crash involving five motorcycles injures six people

RACINE COUNTY -- Six people in total were injured following a collision that involved a car and five motorcycles on State Highway 83 at County L in Racine County on Saturday morning, June 4th.

The accident occurred around 10:00 a.m.

Racine County officials say five motorcycles and a car were traveling southbound, and a group of 10 additional motorcycles were traveling northbound.

One of the southbound motorcycles was slowing down to avoid hitting a car, when it collided with another motorcycle behind it -- which then struck a third motorcycle in the group of riders headed northbound.

Authorities say one person from the crash was transported by Flight for Life. Four others were taken by ambulance to Froedtert Hospital, and another to Waukesha Community Memorial Hospital. The extent of their injuries is unknown.

All lanes of State Highway 83 were temporarily closed due to this crash.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing.

No other details have been released.