Two people from Spearfish, South Dakota were airlifted to University of Missouri Hospital Thursday evening after a motorcycle crash on County Road 581, approximately five miles east of Stoutsville.
The crash occurred at 5:17 p.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that a 2008 Honda Gold Wing, traveling eastbound, left the right side of the road and overturned.
Both occupants — a 71-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman — sustained serious injuries. The man, who was driving, was transported by Survival Flight helicopter. The woman, a passenger, was transported by MU1 helicopter.
The motorcycle was towed by Robert’s Towing. Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County Fire Department assisted at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by Trooper Cundiff of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop B.