Jun 15, 2020

Motorcyclist killed in western Nebraska crash

Posted Jun 15, 2020 6:40 PM

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) - A motorcyclist died in a weekend collision with a car near Scottsbluff, authorities in western Nebraska said.

The crash happened Sunday morning on Highway 26, the Scottsbluff Star-Herald reported. The motorcyclist, whose name has not yet been released, was found unresponsive at the scene. He was taken to a Scottsbluff hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Another motorcyclist who had been riding alongside the victim told investigators he had been riding behind his friend on the highway and saw an oncoming car fail to negotiate a curve in the road, hitting the motorcyclist.