Route 2 was closed for about two hours after the accident.
SHELBURNE – A motorcyclist was killed and the driver of a car was seriously injured in an accident early Sunday morning on Route 2 in Shelburne.
Matthew Smith, 24, of Colrain was killed when his Yamaha motorcycle struck a Subaru Forrester which was stopped on the side of the road, state police said.
The driver of the Subaru, a 23-year-old from North Pownal, Vt., was in the car and seriously injured in the 1:50 a.m. accident. He was brought to Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield and later transferred to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.
Police did not release his name.
The accident remains under investigation by different divisions of the Massachusetts State Police. Troopers were assisted by Shelburne Falls Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
Route 2 was closed for about two hours while the accident was cleared, police said.