Houston dirt bike crash on Airline: Driver lost control after hitting pothole, police say

The Brief

  • A 24-year-old man died in a dirt bike crash on Sunday night.
  • Police say he hit a pothole, lost control and crashed into a car.
  • His identity has not been released.

HOUSTON Houston police say a man who died in a crash on Sunday night hit a pothole while on his dirt bike, lost control and then struck a car.

Deadly dirt bike crash

What we know:

The crash occurred around 11 p.m. Sunday in the 4800 block of Airline Drive, near Berry Road, in north Houston.

Police say the 24-year-old man was driving a dirt bike northbound when he hit a pothole, lost control and crashed into an oncoming car.

The man was ejected from the dirt bike. He died at the scene.

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