MIAMI – A motorcyclist died when he crashed with a vehicle near Miami International Airport on Monday night and landed on railroad tracks below the highway, police said.
At 6:12 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving a motorcycle on SR 112 at Exit 2, adjacent to Miami International Airport, detective Angel Rodriguez said.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue declared the man dead on the scene.
According to the preliminary investigation, a vehicle and a motorcycle were traveling in the same direction on SR 112. The vehicle struck the motorcycle, causing the bike and rider to be re-directed off the highway. They landed on a service road/railroad tracks below.
The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene.
The MDPD’s Traffic Homicide Unit has assumed the investigation.
Miami-Dade police said to avoid the area. Closed are Northwest 25th Street at Northwest 42nd Avenue, SR 112 at Exit 2, McLaughlin Drive and North Service Road and the Tri-Rail tracks.