1 hospitalized in crash on US-41 Bridge in Charlotte County

The US-41 Bridge is open going southbound into Punta Gorda after a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck hospitalized a person on Wednesday night.

According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, the motorcycle crashed into the back of a pickup truck on the bridge, and the crash closed the road. Deputies said the motorcyclist was hospitalized and there were no injuries to anyone in the truck.

As of the last update, one lane was back open and emergency vehicles were on scene removing the vehicles involved in the crash, according to the sheriff's office.

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