Traffic backed up after Gregg County wreck involving motorcycle, pickup
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Published: Mar. 17, 2022 at 6:19 PM CDT
GREGG COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A motorcycle driver was taken to a Longview hospital after his bike collided with a pickup towing a boat trailer near the intersection of U.S. Highway 259 and FM 449 Thursday.
Northbound traffic on Highway 259 was down to one lane. and traffic was backed up for a mile or more until the wreck was cleared.
The driver of the truck was not injured in the crash.
The motorcycle wound up under the pickup’s trailer hitch.
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