SOUTHERN UTAH (ABC4) — The motorcyclist who died after colliding with a tour bus near the Utah-Arizona border on Monday has been identified.
The crash occurred on Monday, at approximately 5:40 p.m., near milepost 1 on SR-89.
A motorcycle was traveling northbound on SR-89, crossing into Utah from Arizona.
A tour bus with 29 occupants on board was traveling directly behind the motorcycle when the motorcyclist did a sharp “U-turn maneuver” and failed to yield to the tour bus.
One dead, one hospitalized after tour bus collides with motorcycle on US-89, officials confirm
This resulted in a T-bone collision between the two vehicles. The motorcyclist, now identified by officials as Joseph Johnston, 45, from Gloucester, Massachusetts, was ejected from his bike and sustained fatal injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene…