A motorcyclist is injured after a crash that closed Route 9 South in Middletown Wednesday afternoon.
The crash happened between exits 23C and 23B, and involved a motorcycle and a van, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
Officials said the motorcyclist had a head injury and was taken to the hospital. Middletown police said she had a head laceration and she is in stable condition. The other driver was unharmed.
The motorcyclist was going northbound on Route 9 when she tried to turn left onto Washington Street and crashed into a van that was going the other way, according to police.
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The highway reopened just before 6 p.m.
The investigation continues.
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