Leader Staff
Two people were seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash that closed state Highway 22 in the town of Washington for several hours Tuesday.
A farm tractor and trailer, a passenger car and motorcycle were involved in the crash, which happened about 8:50 p.m., according to a news release from the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department.
A preliminary investigation shows the car struck the tractor and trailer. The motorcycle then crashed into those two vehicles, according to the release.
The motorcycle driver was taken to Shawano Medical Center before being flown by helicopter to St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. An ambulance took the tractor driver to the St. Vincent Hospital.
The highway was reopened shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday. The crash is under investigation.