New York, NY : Motorcyclist dead after crash on Manhattah highway on Saturday night, November 29, 2014

A motorcyclist is dead after he crashed on a Manhattan highway and was thrown in front of a moving minivan. Police responded to the accident Saturday night on the Henry Hudson Parkway near West 72nd Street. When officers arrived, they found the 44-year-old victim lying on the roadway, unconscious and unresponsive. He was declared dead at the scene. Minutes earlier, police say the man was on a motorcycle heading south in the passing lane. He struck the center median, flew off the bike and landed in a northbound lane where the minivan struck and killed him. The driver remained at the scene until police arrived. The name of the motorcyclist was not released pending family notification. source : Motorcyclist crashes on Manhattan highway, killed in moving traffic