Utah
1 dead, 1 critically injured after motorcycle collides with antelope in southern Utah
One particular person died and one other particular person was transported to a hospital in “extraordinarily” important situation after a motorbike crash Monday. (Aaron Kohr, Shutterstock)
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TROPIC, Garfield County — One particular person died and one other particular person was transported to a hospital in “extraordinarily” important situation after authorities say the bike they have been driving struck an antelope in southern Utah Monday morning.
Emergency crews have been dispatched to a report of a motorbike crash on state Route 12 about 2 ½ miles north of Tropic Junction about 9:45 a.m., in response to the Utah Freeway Patrol. Troopers mentioned a male driving a Harley-Davidson bike west on SR-12 with a passenger when an antelope jumped in entrance of the bike.
The automobile collided with the animal, inflicting the motive force to lose management. Each he and the passenger have been “absolutely ejected,” troopers mentioned in a press release.
The male driver, whose identify and age weren’t instantly launched, was pronounced lifeless on the scene. The passenger, whose identify and age have been additionally launched, was transported to a close-by hospital. Each occupants have been carrying helmets however they have been “closely broken” because of the crash.
The crash stays below investigation.