Two people were seriously injured in a motorcycle crash early Monday morning.

It happened around 12:15 AM at the I-24 / I-57 split.

State Police say 49-year-old John Norton, of Indiana was exiting 24 onto 57 when he lost control of the motorcycle and left the road. The bike overturned, ejecting both Norton and his passenger, 41-year-old Nicole Shaugnessy, of Mt Vernon.

Norton was airlifted to a St Louis hospital. Shauhnessy was taken to an area hospital. Both with serious injuries.