Motorcyclists crashed on I-4 in Orange City after hitting an alligator; they sustained non-life-threatening injuries. FHP is investigating the incident.

A 6-foot alligator became a potentially fatal speed bump when it crawled onto a busy Florida interstate — directly into the path of two motorcycles, according to investigators. The bikers struck the alligator in rapid succession, resulting in two crashes, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.

Florida Highway Patrol responded to a crash involving two motorcyclists and an alligator on Interstate 4 in Volusia County on Saturday. A 67-year-old man from DeLeon Springs driving a 2022 Suzuki GSX-R1000R and a 25-year-old woman from Orange City driving a 2021 Kawasaki Ninja 650 were both traveling westbound in the inside lane when they struck an alligator within the lane,