ELKHART, IN : One person was killed in an early morning crash in Elkhart on May, Thursday, 18th 2017

One person was killed in an early morning crash in Elkhart, police said.

Elkhart police Sgt. Chris Snyder said officers were called to the intersection of County Road 6 East and Northland Drive at 4:41 a.m. Thursday on report of a crash.

Snyder said a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle was traveling west on County Road 6 East at a high rate of speed. As the motorcycle approached the intersection, a 2004 Ford sport utility vehicle traveling south on Northland Drive entered the intersection and struck the motorcycle. The motorcycle and its operator were then struck by a third vehicle that was traveling east on County Road 6 East.

The driver of the motorcycle, a 20-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver's name is being withheld pending the notification of family.

Snyder said drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the crash. The motorcycle driver was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Man killed in early morning crash in Elkhart