Atlantic, IA : Motorcyclist killed and three others injured in car crash on Interstate 80 on Saturday September 26 2015.
A motorcyclist was killed and three others were injured when a car crashed into a group of riders who were escorting a veteran's body home to Nebraska.The crash happened Saturday afternoon on Interstate 80 near Atlantic, Iowa.
The Iowa State Patrol says an 81-year-old Des Moines man struck the motorcycles when he changed lanes to avoid a trailer on the right shoulder.Officials say 38-year-old Ryan Lossing was killed in the crash. Lossing, a Nebraska resident, was part of a procession to return army veteran Bill Henry's remains to his hometown.
Lossing's wife and two other motorcyclists were injured in the crash. They are expected to be OK.
Lossing and his wife, Christina, were married just three weeks ago.
Henry died Sept. 14, two weeks after suffering head injuries while helping provide a motorcycle escort for six West Coast veterans being transported to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia for burial
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Motorcyclist killed in crash while escorting veteran's body