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Portland police say a motorcycle and a vehicle collided Friday near Southeast Division Street and Southeast 156th Avenue. The motorcyclist was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, and the Major Crash Team is investigating.
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Published February 6, 2026
Portland police say a motorcyclist was seriously injured Friday in a crash in the Centennial Neighborhood.
According to the Portland Police Bureau, officers from East Precinct responded at about 12:15 p.m. on February 6, 2026, to reports of a collision near Southeast Division Street and Southeast 156th Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle. Paramedics took the motorcyclist to a hospital with serious injuries.
The bureau said its Major Crash Team responded to investigate. A stretch of Southeast Division Street near Southeast 156th Avenue was closed to traffic during the investigation.
Police asked anyone with information about the crash who had not already spoken with investigators to email crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov (opens in a new tab) and reference case number 26-36661.
Crashes like this can raise immediate questions about medical care, insurance reporting, and how to document what happened while the scene is still being investigated. Riders and families often need a careful record of the location, vehicles involved, and any witness information before those details are harder to recover. For more information on the issues that can follow a motorcycle collision, see our Motorcycle Accident Injury (opens in a new tab) page.
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