A motorcycle and a car collided at the intersection of...

A motorcycle and a car collided at the intersection of Peninsula Boulevard and Charles Street in Lynbrook. (Nov. 13, 2011) Credit: Jim Staubitser

The Valley Stream man, 52, was riding his 1995 Harley-Davidson eastbound on Peninsula Boulevard when he collided with an unidentified woman driving south on Charles Street in a 1995 Saturn sedan, police said.

The man suffered severe head and chest injuries in the crash, which happened at about 9 a.m. He and the woman, 40, as well as her passenger, were taken to a hospital, police said.

Both vehicles were impounded for brake and safety checks, officials said.

Police said there was no apparent criminality in the crash.

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