TWIN LAKES — Idaho State Police are investigating a serious crash that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital Saturday morning.

The collision happened around 8:50 a.m. Saturday on State Highway 41 at West Village Boulevard in Kootenai County.

Investigators say a 35-year-old man from Newport, Washington, was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound on SH 41 when he struck a Ford Super Duty pickup.

The pickup, driven by a 46-year-old Coeur d’Alene man with three passengers, was making a left turn from West Village Boulevard onto the highway.

The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. No one in the pickup was injured.

Both directions of SH 41 were blocked for about three hours while emergency crews worked at the scene.

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