A Tuesday afternoon crash in central Aurora killed a motorcyclist and sent three people to the hospital, police said.
The fatal crash, which involved a motorcycle and an SUV, happened shortly after 2 p.m. at S. Dunkirk Street and E. Colorado Drive, near Buckley Space Force Base, according to the .
The motorcyclist was speeding south down Dunkirk Street when a Nissan SUV tried to turn left from northbound Dunkirk onto Colorado Drive, police said in a Wednesday morning update. Both vehicles collided in the intersection.
Paramedics took three people in the car to the hospital with minor injuries, police said. The motorcyclist was also taken to a hospital, where he later died.
The motorcyclist will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.
Southbound Dunkirk Street was temporarily closed Tuesday afternoon for the crash cleanup and investigation, police said. The road reopened shortly after 4:30 p.m.
Investigators don’t believe drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash, police said.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
