Motorcyclist seriously injured in I-39 crash near DeForest

DEFOREST, Wis. — One motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash on I-39 Thursday near DeForest.

According to a release from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the crash happened at 4:40 p.m. when traffic started to slow in front of two motorcyclists. One of them lost control and crashed into the other.

A 66-year-old man from Indianapolis was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The other rider, a 42-year-old man from Noblesville, Indiana, was not injured.

The crash is under investigation.

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