A crash that occurred on Saturday afternoon between a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a car left a woman with a severe leg injury.
According to Highway Patrol Troopers on the scene, the accident happened at approximately 4:20 p.m. when both vehicles were traveling westbound toward Asheville on U.S. 74A where the road intersects with Interstate 40.
The driver of the car said that the motorcyclist pulled out in front of her and that she “had nowhere to go.” The motorcyclist was attempting a U-turn when she was struck by the right front side of the car.
According to the passenger of the car, the woman’s leg was completely severed as a result of the crash.
The woman motorcyclist was taken to Mission Hospital. Police could not confirm that the woman’s leg was severed, but did comment that the amount of blood and tissue on the road did give indications of a substantial injury.
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