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Motorcyclist falls 35 feet after colliding with barrier on I-5 offramp in Seattle

Photo: Seattle Fire Department
Motorcyclist falls 35 feet after colliding with barrier on I-5 offramp in Seattle Photo: Seattle Fire Department (Photo: Seattle Fire Department)

SEATTLE — The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) says a 25-year-old man is in critical condition following a motorcycle crash on Sunday.

At around 12:50 p.m., crews responded to the exit 161 offramp on northbound I-5 in South Seattle.

SFD says the rider hit the off-ramp barrier, went over the wall, and fell around 35 feet to the ground below.

A ladder engine hoisted the man out using a stokes basket and he was brought to Harborview Medical Center in Critical condition.

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