West Olive man hospitalized after motorcycle crash in Holland Township

Sentinel Staff
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HOLLAND TWP. — A West Olive man was airlifted to Grand Rapids following a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck in Holland Township Friday afternoon.

The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash just after 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 20. It happened on James Street, east of 120th Avenue.

A West Olive man was airlifted to Grand Rapids following a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck in Holland Township Friday afternoon.
A West Olive man was airlifted to Grand Rapids following a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck in Holland Township Friday afternoon.

Investigation showed a 59-year-old man from West Olive was traveling eastbound on James Street on a motorcycle. A 22-year-old Holland man driving a pickup truck pulled out of a private drive into the path of the motorcycle.

The motorcycle struck the truck and the driver, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from the vehicle. He was transported to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital by Aero Med Helicopter with what the OCSO described as life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the truck was not injured in the crash, which remains under investigation by the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office.

This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: West Olive man hospitalized after motorcycle crash in Holland Township