PALMYRA — A Skowhegan man was in critical condition Tuesday after he was struck by a car while riding his motorcycle Monday on U.S. Route 2 in Palmyra.

Lawrence Tilton, 63, was heading west at around 3 p.m. Monday when a turning vehicle crashed into his 2005 Victory motorcycle, according to Chief Deputy Mike Mitchell of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.

Melissa Abbott, 43, of Newcastle reported to police that she was attempting to make a left out of Fletcher Drive with her 2023 Subaru Impreza  — to head east on U.S. Route 2 — and did not see Tilton’s oncoming motorcycle, Mitchell said.

Abbott told investigators she looked both ways before proceeding into the intersection, Mitchell said.

Fletcher Drive is the driveway for the Dollar Tree and AutoZone stores, directly across from the entrance to the Walmart Supercenter parking lot.

According to the deputies who responded to the crash, Tilton was not wearing a helmet and suffered at least a head injury and a broken leg, Mitchell said.

He was initially transported via ambulance to Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield, and then to another hospital, according to Mitchell.

A spokesperson at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Tilton was being treated at the Bangor hospital, where medical staff had him listed in “critical” condition.

Abbott, meanwhile, was not injured, Mitchell said.

The crash remains under investigation by Deputy Stephen Armiger of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. The Newport Police and Fire departments also responded to the crash, Mitchell said.

In March, a pedestrian was struck and killed near the same intersection as Monday’s crash. Police said a 45-year-old woman was attempting to cross U.S. Route 2, where there are multiple lanes of traffic in both directions.