MONROE, Mich. — A Michigan man was killed Thursday night when his motorcycle was hit by a passenger vehicle, the Michigan State Police said.
The crash happened at about 7:35 p.m. when a 52-year-old man from Monroe, whom the state police did not name, was riding a red Harley Davidson motorcycle south on North Monroe Street in Frenchtown township, police said.
The motorcycle was struck by a red Ford Escape headed north on North Monroe Street that was making a left turn into a retail parking lot near the intersection with North Washington Boulevard, police said. Police also did not name the 62-year-old Monroe man who was driving the vehicle.
The motorcyclist was taken to a Monroe hospital, where he died, police said.
The incident remains under investigation, police said.
Anyone with additional information concerning the incident should contact Michigan State Police Trooper Samantha Hill at 734-242-3500.
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