A man was critically injured Tuesday in a
Tampa motorcycle accident.
According to officials with the Tampa Police Department, an unidentified 58 year-old motorcyclist was traveling north on 40th street shortly before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday when the accident occurred. Police say the motorcyclist attempted to turn left on to East 18th Avenue when a southbound Toyota pickup truck, driven by 38 year-old Ali Alkahla, struck the man.
Alkahla was not injured in the accident.
The motorcyclist, who was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, was transported, by ambulance, to Tampa General Hospital for treatment.
The accident remains under investigation.