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1 dead in crash involving motorcycle on Loop 202: DPS
A crash involving a motorcycle on a South Mountain Loop 202 off-ramp left one person dead, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.
PHOENIX - One person was killed in a crash involving a motorcycle along a Valley freeway.
What we know:
The crash happened on Aug. 7 on the South Mountain Loop 202 eastbound off-ramp at Desert Foothills Parkway, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.
"Two motorcyclists were riding their motorcycles at a high rate of speed when taking the off-ramp. For an unknown reason, both motorcycles failed to negotiate the ramp's curve, lost control of their vehicles and were ejected. One motorcyclist was deceased on scene; the other was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries," stated DPS' Bart Graves.
The ramp was shut down due to the crash, but it has since been reopened.
What we don't know:
No names have been released in this case.
Map of where the crash happened