Anchorage

Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision on Lake Otis Parkway in Anchorage

A motorcyclist was seriously injured Friday evening when their motorcycle collided with a car on Lake Otis Parkway, according to the Anchorage Police Department.

An initial investigation suggested that a Chevy Spark traveling east on East 56th Avenue was turning left onto northbound Lake Otis when it was struck by a BMW motorcycle traveling southbound, police said in an online statement.

Police and Anchorage Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene shortly before 7 p.m., police said.

The man who was driving the motorcycle was taken to the hospital with injuries that police described as life-threatening.

The man who was driving the Chevy received minor injuries and was evaluated on-scene by paramedics, police said.

Police said the collision was still under investigation, and that no charges had been filed.

A portion of Lake Otis was closed in both directions for several hours Friday night.

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