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One person hurt in pickup truck-motorcycle crash in rural Salem

By Austin Williams Apr 17, 2025 | 2:37 PM

Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies report one injury when a pickup truck collided with a motorcycle on Nation Road at the Branch Road intersection southwest of Salem Wednesday night.

Initial information indicates the motorcyclist, 39-year-old Curtis Branch of State Route 37 in Salem, was transported to Salem Township Hospital by United Medical Response.    The driver of the pickup, 66-year-old Ronnie Dodson of Norton Road in Salem, was not injured.

No details are yet available on how the crash occurred.  It was reported at 5:46 Wednesday night.    The Salem Fire Protection District was called to the scene to assist.