COLORADO SPRINGS, CO : Motorcycle rider seriously injured in crash on I-25 near Interquest on Sunday, 15th September 2024
Colorado Springs, Colorado
A motorcyclist was killed on the interstate Sunday morning after a tire broke off of a nearby Subaru and hit the rider.
The tragic mishap, which a State Patrol spokesperson called a freak accident, happened at 8:56 a.m. on southbound I-25 just before the Interquest exit (153).
Initially, State Patrol was called to what was described as a collision between a Harley Davidson and the Subaru. When troopers got on scene, the motorcyclist was lying on the ground unconscious, and according to witnesses, surrounded by fellow riders. First responders attempted numerous life-saving measures, including using an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) to revive the rider, but the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the hospital.
After investigating further, troopers learned the motorcycle and the Subaru were traveling on opposite sides of the interstate when the tire came off the latter and bounced from the northbound lanes into the southbound lanes right into the path of the oncoming rider.
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