Shocking 2-Vehicle Crash on Grand Avenue Injures Motorcycle Rider [Carthage, MO]

Carthage, MO (June 15, 2025) — On Sunday afternoon, a teenage motorcyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Grand Avenue in Carthage.

Emergency crews responded shortly before 3 p.m. to the intersection of Grand Avenue and Fir Road after a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle collided.

Authorities said the teen was riding southbound when the motorcycle struck a car that was turning from northbound traffic. The impact threw the rider onto the vehicle’s windshield and over the top of the car.

First responders found the teen alert and communicating at the scene. An ambulance transported him to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation.

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