Vehicle strikes, kills motorcyclist on Hwy 161 near Grand Prairie mall
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX – A 22-year-old Mansfield man died Tuesday afternoon when a vehicle struck his motorcycle along the highway in Grand Prairie, reports DFW Scanner.
The incident happened around 3:20 p.m. on the southbound side of TX-161 near Mayfield Road, which is near Epic West Towne Crossing.
Police say that a van struck the southbound motorcyclist when the driver of the van entered the highway from a private drive without yielding to oncoming traffic. The force of the collision threw the motorcyclist from his bike.
Medics transported the motorcyclist to the hospital, where he died from injuries sustained in the accident. Authorities have not yet released his identity to the public.
No other injuries have been reported in the crash.
A full investigation is underway.
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