3 motorcycles crash Thursday near Dexter

Published 9:32 am Friday, September 11, 2009

An accident involving three motorcycles and five riders near Dexter Thursday left no one badly injured.

The crash occurred at around 1:22 p.m. on Highway 16 near County Road 7.

A bike being driven by David Olesen, 59, of Mora, slowed abruptly to avoid another bike that was turning.

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Olesen and passenger Betty Olesen, 57, also from Mora, were thrown from their 2004 Honda, but neither suffered life-threatening injuries, according to the state patrol.

Their bike hit two other motorcycles, but no one suffered any apparent injuries and the two other bikes were not damaged.

Loren and Connie Olson, both 55 and from Rush City, were on one of those bikes. Jonelle Keene, 49, of St. Paul, was on the third.