Reported details include a construction zone with one-lane traffic, a barrier strike, and a rider who was thrown from the motorcycle.
WEST YARMOUTH, MA - October 24, 2026
A 25-year-old motorcycle operator was seriously injured early Saturday morning in a crash on Route 28 near the Parker's River Bridge, according to Fall River Reporter. Yarmouth Police and the Yarmouth Fire Department responded to the scene. The rider sustained multiple injuries.
Key Facts
- Date: Early Saturday morning; first reported October 24, 2026
- Location: Route 28 near the Parker's River Bridge, West Yarmouth, MA
- Type of crash: Motorcycle crash in a construction work zone involving a jersey barrier
- Vehicles involved: One motorcycle
- Injuries / fatalities: Multiple injuries, including serious injuries to the 25-year-old operator
- Responding agencies: Yarmouth Police, Yarmouth Fire Department
- Reported by: Fall River Reporter
Crash Overview
Yarmouth Police officers reached the scene and found the 25-year-old operator on the ground with serious injuries. The motorcycle was located nearby, in brush along the roadside.
Yarmouth Fire Department personnel gave the operator life-saving care before taking him to Cape Cod Gateway Airport. From there, Boston MedFlight transported the patient to a hospital in Rhode Island.
According to the report, the road had recently been narrowed to one lane because of ongoing construction, and a portable traffic signal was directing two-way traffic. The operator was thrown from the motorcycle in the crash.
Police have asked anyone with information about the crash to come forward, and the Yarmouth Police Crash Reconstruction unit is investigating.
People Involved
The operator was a 25-year-old motorcycle rider. He was seriously injured and sustained multiple injuries, according to the report.