Motorcyclist Airlifted After 5 Freeway Crash North Of Santa Clarita

A motorcyclist was airlifted to a nearby hospital Monday after a 5 Freeway crash north of Santa Clarita.

Around 1:50 p.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the northbound 5 Freeway near Smokey Bear Road in Gorman, said Miguel Ornelas, a dispatch supervisor for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

“It was an auto collision with a motorcycle,” Ornelas said.

As a result of the crash, a helicopter was requested to airlift the motorcyclist to the hospital, according to Fire officials.

All northbound 5 Freeway lanes near Smokey Bear Road were briefly closed to allow the helicopter to land.

The motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital in unknown condition, according to Fire officials.
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