One Killed in Waco Motorcycle Accident near Steinbeck Bend Drive and Lake Shore Drive

Waco, Texas (September 28, 2023) – One person was killed Wednesday morning in a motorcycle crash in Waco, according to the police.

The fatal crash happened around 10:17 a.m., September 27, near the area of Steinbeck Bend Drive and Lake Shore Drive.

Police said a Honda Accord was turning left on a protected green light from Steinbeck onto Lake Shore when it was struck by a motorcycle, which was heading northbound on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

The motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. His name has not been released.

No other information was available.

The police are investigating the crash.

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