A motorcycle crash Sunday near Blackie has sent one woman to hospital and has a 60 year old High River man facing charges.

The woman, was part of a group of riders heading West on Highway 23 near Blackie when a square hay bale fell off the back of the pick-up truck the group was following.

The 41 year old woman hit the bale, but managed to lay her bike down.

However, she had to be transported to hospital in Calgary by STARS Air Ambulance with undetermined injuries.

The driver of the truck, is facing charges of failing to secure his load and driving without a license.