INDEPENCENCE, MO – The Independence Police Department has released details of a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred on Saturday night.
The crash took place on Interstate 70 at Sterling Avenue at about 8 p.m. A preliminary investigation indicated that the operator of a a 2016 Harley-Davidson motorcycle was traveling eastbound on I-70 and lost control on the wet roadway.
The rider was ejected from the motorcycle and was struck by several other eastbound vehicles. The motorcyclist, who was not wearing a DOT-approved helmet, died at the scene.
The drivers of the vehicles that struck the motorcycle rider stopped and cooperated with police.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation by the Independence Police Department Crash Investigations Unit.
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