2 Riders Killed, 2 Injured in Henderson County Motorcycle Accident

2 Riders Killed, 2 Injured in Henderson County Motorcycle Accident

According to the DPS, the deadly accident occurred around 9 p.m. Sunday, August 19 on State Highway 198 near Payne Springs, on a bridge over Cedar Creek Lake.

Henderson County Motorcycle Accident

2 Riders Killed, 2 Injured in Henderson County Motorcycle Accident

Henderson County, TX – Two people were killed and two others were injured following a traffic collision involving three motorcycles and a vehicle on State Highway 198 in Henderson County Sunday night, according to Texas DPS.

According to the DPS, the deadly accident occurred around 9 p.m. Sunday, August 19  on State Highway 198 near Payne Springs, on a bridge over Cedar Creek Lake.

According to the DPS,  a GMC pickup was traveling northbound on State Highway 198 and crossed onto oncoming traffic lanes, and struck the first motorcycle.

A second motorcycle was hit by debris from the collision, and then the third was struck by the pickup. The impact pushed the third rider over the bridge into the water where he died. The rider’s body was recovered by a game warden at around 11 a.m. Monday on Cedar Creek Reservoir.

The driver of the pickup truck and his passenger were both taken to a hospital in Athens.

The first rider to be struck was also killed in the incident. The motorcyclist who was struck by debris was not injured.

No additional information regarding the crash was provided.

The incident remains under investigation.

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