JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A motorcyclist died Saturday night following a collision with an SUV on North Main Street.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 8 p.m. near 16th Street.
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Investigators said the driver of the motorcycle was heading south when an SUV traveling north turned into his path before the collision.
The motorcycle rider, a man in his mid-20s, died at the hospital.
“He didn’t see the other driver,” JSO Sgt. Robert Hungerford said of the SUV driver, who remained at the scene following the crash.
Police say the intersection where the crash happened has no traffic signal.
North Main Street was closed following the crash, and authorities said around 10 p.m. the road will remain closed for some time as investigators work the scene.
The crash marks the city’s 113th traffic fatality of the year and its 13th motorcycle-related death. At the same point last year, the city had recorded 25 motorcycle related-fatalities.