A Saturday night motorcycle crash at East Mississippi Avenue and South Moline Street in Aurora turned fatal, police say, shutting down the entire intersection, snarling local traffic, and forcing drivers onto nearby east-west detours. The collision happened at about 8:15 p.m., according to officials.
What police are saying
According to a post by the Aurora Police Department on X, officers closed all directions at East Mississippi Avenue and South Moline Street for a fatal crash that involved a motorcycle and occurred at about 8:15 p.m. The department said its Traffic Investigations Unit is on scene and urged drivers to use East Exposition Avenue or East Jewel Avenue as alternate east-west routes while it gathers information.
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