Motorcycle crash closes Highway 2 near High Prairie
RCMP hats can be seen in this undated file photo. (File)
A motorcycle crash closed a section of Highway 2 near High Prairie for around an hour on Sunday.
At 5:14 p.m., RCMP said a single motorcycle crash had closed the north and southbound lanes of Highway 2 at Township Road 750.
RCMP said the rider was taken to hosptial in serious, but stable condition.
The highway was reopened around 6 p.m.
No other details were given about the crash.
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