Motorcyclist dead, passenger hospitalized in Manatee County crash
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A motorcyclist has died and his passenger was seriously injured during a Friday night crash on a popular Manatee County road.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 64-year-old Bradenton man driving a van was heading westbound on Cortez Road, approaching 51st Street West.
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At the same time, a 28-year-old Virginia man and his 27-year-old female passenger were heading eastbound on Cortez Road, approaching the same intersection.
As the pair were going through the intersection, the driver of the van went to make a left turn. FHP said the front of the van collided with the front of the motorcycle.
As a result, the motorcycle flipped, and the man was ejected from the bike. It is unclear if the woman was ejected, too.
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Both the motorcyclist and his passenger were seriously injured and taken to a nearby hospital. Sadly, the man died shortly after.
The crash remains under investigation.
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