According to Houston police, the fatal accident happened at 12200 Katy Freeway (West Interstate Highway 10) at about 4:25 p.m. on September 22.
Houston, TX – A motorcyclist was killed in a traffic collision involving several vehicles on Katy Freeway in Houston Sunday afternoon, according to a Houston police department report.
According to Houston police, the fatal accident happened at 12200 Katy Freeway (West Interstate Highway 10) at about 4:25 p.m. on September 22.
HPD Vehicular Crimes Division Sergeant P. Lee said a 31-year-old man was riding an orange Harley Davidson motorcycle and traveling westbound on Katy Freeway when he missed the entrance to the Katy Toll Road and drove between white divider poles to access the tollway.
The rider then crashed into a black Hyundai Elantra in the tollway lanes and lost control. The impact pushed the motorcyclist back into the main lanes of the freeway, where he was hit by a white Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.
As per the HPD, Houston Fire Department paramedics transported the rider to Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital where he was declared dead.
The identity of the man was not immediately released pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
The drivers of the Chevrolet and the Hyundai remained at the scene and were questioned and released.
Authorities said the drivers were not impaired at the time of the collision.
The accident remains under investigation.
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