UPDATE:
MEDIA RELEASE (1/2): Today at approximately 1:00 p.m. officers responded to the Gilchrist Bridge (US-41 Southbound) in reference to a traffic crash involving a motorcycle. The motorcyclist was transported by Charlotte County EMS, but did not survive. pic.twitter.com/nrunJQvK5P
— Punta Gorda Police Department (@pgpdfl) June 10, 2018
Gilchrist Bridge reopens after fatal motorcycle crash. The motorcyclist was taken to a hospital in Charlotte County but died from their injuries.
UPDATE: The crash investigation is complete and the bridge has been reopened to traffic. #BeSafePG
— Punta Gorda Police Department (@pgpdfl) June 10, 2018
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CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. --- A motorcycle accident shuts down Gilchrist Bridge Sunday afternoon.
Punta Gorda Police Department sent out this tweet shortly after the accident:
PLEASE RT: We are currently working a motorcycle accident on the Gilchrist Bridge (US 41 Southbound). The bridge is currently closed while the accident is being investigated. Please find an alternative route. pic.twitter.com/SBOBP5bvRI
— Punta Gorda Police Department (@pgpdfl) June 10, 2018
The bridge is currently closed while investigators work to clear up the accident. Driver's are encouraged to find an alternative route.
FOX 4 is on the scene.
US41 SB SHUT DOWN at Gilchrist Bridge - use I-75 as alternate route. pic.twitter.com/PNMcrWy6SW
— CharlotteCountyATMS (@CharlotteATMS) June 10, 2018
UPDATE-41 southbound bridge has been reopened.
The southbound 41 bridge is closed due to a traffic crash that PGPD is working.— Charlotte County EM (@CCOEM) June 10, 2018
