KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WATE ) — The Knoxville Police Department said Friday that a 20-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Western Avenue Thursday night.
According to a news release from KPD, investigators believe the motorcycle was traveling west on Western Avenue at extremely high speeds when it collided with a pickup truck that was turning from Sullivan Road onto Western Avenue. Officers responded to the crash scene at around 8:15 p.m.
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The motorcycle driver was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in critical condition, but was pronounced dead a short time later, KPD said. The crash remains under active investigation by KPD crash reconstruction personnel.
“Thursday’s crash marks the fourth fatal motorcycle crash in Knoxville city limits since October 22, when a 53-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash on Middlebrook Pike ,” KPD stated. “A 55-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on W. Martin Mill Pike on October 28, while a 51-year-old man passed away on Wednesday night after being involved in a motorcycle crash at Washington Pike and Greenway Drive on October 27.