LUBBOCK COUNTY, Texas – Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene of a two-vehicle crash just west of Shallowater Sunday afternoon.
The accident was reported around 2:30 p.m. in the area of U.S. Highway 84 and Farm-to-Market 1294.
Lt. Bryan Witt with the Texas Department of Public Safety told EverythingLubbock.com the accident involved a motorcycle and semi-truck.
Witt said the motorcycle was westbound on U.S. 84, when the driver lost control on a curve and crossed into the eastbound lanes. The motorcycle then collided with a semi-truck.
Emergency radio traffic reported the motorcyclist was transported by ambulance to a Lubbock hospital with serious injuries.
Eastbound traffic on US 84 was being diverted onto FM 1294.
This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information is released.
