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A motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries in a Friday morning crash on Tucson's northwest side, officials said.

The crash, which took place at West River and North Oracle road, has resulted in traffic restrictions in the area, Tucson police said in a news release.

Northbound travel on Oracle has been restricted to one lane at River, and eastbound lanes of River at Oracle will be completely closed for the next few hours, police said.


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Contact reporter Caitlin Schmidt at cschmidt@tucson.com or 573-4191