1 killed in crash involving motorbike and semi-truck
February 21, 2022This is at least the fourth deadly crash involving a motorbike in the Austin spot this thirty day period.
DEL VALLE, Texas — Officers are investigating a deadly crash involving a bike and a semi-truck.
The crash took place just following 8 p.m. Sunday on East Freeway 71 around Del Valle Higher College and Burch Drive.
Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) reported the motorbike was trapped beneath the semi and a person grownup died in the crash. No one particular else was damage.
No additional facts is offered at this time.
This is at minimum the fourth deadly motorbike crash in the Austin place this thirty day period.
On Feb. 10, ATCEMS and the Austin Fire Division (AFD) responded to a crash at all over 7:45 p.m. on Ed Bluestein Boulevard. Officers noted a motorbike was associated and afterwards mentioned the driver had crashed into a preset street signal. The driver was pronounced useless at the scene.
Less than an hour afterwards, all-around 8:30 p.m., officials responded to a auto-motorbike crash on Research Boulevard. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
The subsequent working day, Feb. 11, officers responded to a lethal strike-and-run involving a bike on Interstate 35 in the vicinity of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Police said a motorcycle and an SUV crashed just just after 3 a.m., and the driver of the SUV fled the scene.
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