Scott Boulevard reopens after southwest Columbia crash leaves motorcyclist critical

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two southwest Columbia streets closed Friday morning after a man was critically injured in a motorcycle crash.

According to Boone County Joint Communications, the crash occurred on Scott Boulevard near Gillespie Bridge Road shortly before 6:30 a.m.

Ryan Schaeffer with the Columbia Fire Department said the crash involved one motorcycle, and a man was taken from the scene by ambulance with "critical" injuries.

ABC 17 News arrived on scene around 6:50 a.m. and saw two Columbia police cruisers, one Columbia fire truck and an MU Health Care ambulance.

Both lanes of Scott Boulevard and Gillespie Bridge Road were seen closed. Schaeffer said around 7 a.m. that drivers should expect a two-hour delay.

Officers were seen directing traffic through one lane of Scott Boulevard around 8:30 a.m. The road opened a little before 9 a.m.

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