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2 injured after motorcycle hits road buckle in Cambridge

By Anjali Dalal-Whelan
Published  June 23, 2025 2:32pm CDT
Road incidents
FOX 9

The Brief

    • Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident on Saturday evening.
    • The passenger experienced a life-threatening injury and the driver had a non-life-threatening injury.
    • The crash occurred when the motorcycle hit a road buckle.

CAMBRIDGE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Two people riding on a motorcycle were taken to the hospital after hitting a road buckle and crashed. 

Road buckles in Isanti County

What we know:

The crash happened around 5 p.m. Saturday. The motorcyclists were riding a Harley Davidson Cruiser southbound on Highway 65 at Highway 95 in Isanti County when they hit a road buckle.

Both the driver and the passenger were taken to the hospital. They were not wearing helmets. The passenger was a 66-year-old woman and was treated for a life-threatening injury. The driver was a 65-year-old man and was treated for a non-life-threatening injury. 

What we don't know:

The current conditions of the driver or passenger haven't been released. 

Dig deeper:

Roads can buckle in extreme heat. A video from Sunday showed a road in Missouri buckling which sent a car flying. 

Minnesota was under a heat advisory over the weekend, with high temperatures in the 90s for much of Minnesota. 

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