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Motorcyclist dies in collision with turning vehicle at Fort Worth intersection, police say

A man operating a motorcycle died on Sunday when he was ejected in a collision in west Fort Worth with a turning vehicle, police said.
A man operating a motorcycle died on Sunday when he was ejected in a collision in west Fort Worth with a turning vehicle, police said.

A man operating a motorcycle died on Sunday when he was ejected in a collision with a turning vehicle in west Fort Worth, police said.

The motorcycle and a passenger vehicle, which police did not describe further, collided about 8 p.m. at the intersection of South University Drive and West Cantey Street, Fort Worth police said.

Before the collision, the motorcycle was southbound on South University and approaching the intersection with Cantey Street, police said.

The other vehicle was traveling north on University and had entered the left turn lane to turn west on Cantey, police said. The passenger vehicle began the turn onto Cantey, entered the intersection and collided with the motorcycle, police said.

The motorcycle operator, whose name and age authorities did not release, was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital.

A motorcycle passenger, a woman who also was ejected, and the driver of the other vehicle were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police did not say if the collision was a criminal matter.

Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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