Highway 6 closed while police investigate a fatal motorcycle accident
Jul 1, 2023, 12:27 PM | Updated: 12:39 pm
A Spanish Fork police vehicle is pictured on Monday, March 22, 2021. Spanish Fork police say a child is recovering after they were shot by a small caliber bullet while playing outside at their daycare (Steve Griffin, Deseret News)
(Steve Griffin, Deseret News)
SPANISH FORK, Utah — Spanish Fork Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident on Highway 6 through Spanish Fork. The highway is closed in both directions from Center Street Expressway Lane for the next couple of hours.
Police said the 34-year-old man who was driving the motorcycle was dead when they arrived. They said witnesses told them the rider was going east when he made a quick lane change and clipped the back of a pickup truck. The motorcycle crossed into the westbound lanes, where it was hit by a westbound vehicle and thrown into another.
Spanish Fork PD on scene of fatal motorcycle accident 450 N Highway 6. This area is closed for traffic for next couple of hours. Press release below:https://t.co/VtueiXeuN6
— Spanish Fork Police, Fire & EMS (@SpanishForkPDFE) July 1, 2023
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