A 53-year-old motorcyclist was killed and his wife injured when their motorcycle was hit by a flatbed tow truck on Thursday afternoon in Jackson, authorities said.
Erin Doyle was riding north on Hawkin Road at about 3:15 p.m when a tow truck making a left into the driveway struck his motorcycle, Jackson police said.
Doyle, of New Egypt, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 3:15 p.m. crash. His 47-year-old wife, a passenger on the motorcycle, was hospitalized with a serious leg injury.
The truck driver was not hurt, officials said. The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call Jackson police officer Tristan Bennett at 732-928-1111, Ext. 2406.
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