A motorcyclist was seriously injured Friday morning when his bike collided with a car on Route 3 in South China.

The man, whose name was not released immediately, was taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta and was to be taken by helicopter from there to another hospital, rescue workers at the scene said.

A crew loads a motorcycle that collided with a car Friday morning onto a flatbed truck later that day at Greg's Place Restaurant on Route 3 in South China. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans

A crew clears the scene where a motorcycle and a car collided Friday morning in front of Greg's Place Restaurant on Route 3 in South China. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans

Police said a juvenile, who was not hurt, was driving the car that collided with the motorcycle. No names were released pending notification of families.

The accident, which happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. near the intersections of Route 32 and U.S. Route 202, backed up traffic on busy Route 3, the east-west route from Augusta to the coast.

The initial cause was believed to be failure to yield on the motorcyclist’s part, Maine State Police Trooper Elisha Fowlie said at the scene. The motorcyclist was leaving the restaurant parking lot and entering Route 3 when the accident occurred.

The motorcycle was a total loss and the car, a mid-size Subaru sedan, was damaged, police said.

No other information about the accident was immediately available.

A restaurant patron said he didn’t see the accident, but he knew that the motorcyclist pulled out, and then the accident happened.

One nearby neighbor didn’t see the accident, but did hear it, and then heard someone yelling to call 911.

Madeline St. Amour — 612-9239

mstamour@centralmaine.com

@madeline_violet

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