Lancaster, CA.- A motorcyclist was injured in a wrong-way crash involving a California Highway Patrol officer in Lancaster on Friday night, according to the CHP.
Authorities responded at around 11:20 p.m. on November 28, to the accident on the southbound Antelope (14) Freeway at the Avenue G exit.
A motorcycle rider was reportedly traveling the wrong way on the freeway when they were involved in a head-on collision with the CHP officer. It's unclear what led up to the accident.
CHP officers and the Los Angeles County Fire Department crews responded to the scene of the crash. The rider was transported by ambulance to a hospital with unspecified injuries. The involved CHP officer was not injured in the crash.
There were no further details on the incident. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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