Motorcycles crash on Bayside Bridge

CLEARWATER - Four motorcyclists crashed into each other on the Bayside Bridge late Saturday night, seriously injuring two of the bikers.

The Florida Highway Patrol says the four motorcycles were traveling south on the bridge at a high rate of speed when one of the drivers started to brake. The other three motorcycles could not stop in time and collided, causing all four bikes to slide several hundred feet across the bridge.

Troopers say that all four drivers and one additional passenger were thrown from the bikes. Two bikers were seriously injured and at least one was taken to an area hospital by helicopter.

Witnesses say one biker was treated at the scene and another was not injured in the accident.

The crash remains under investigation.