JERSEY COUNTY - A motorcycle and white SUV collided at Illinois Route 109 at McClusky Road in Jersey County at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.

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The male motorcyclist was tossed off the bike and seriously injured. He remained on the pavement when authorities arrived at the scene.

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QEM Fire Department, Jersey County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police, and Jersey Community Hospital Ambulance were present. Survival Flight airlifted the man to a St. Louis Area Hospital.

Illinois Route 109 was shut down after the accident for reconstruction.

Dan Brannan also contributed to this story.

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