Motorcyclist traveling at high speed on I-270 dies after hitting car, Columbus police say
A motorcyclist traveling at a high rate of speed with another motorcyclist on Interstate 270 southbound died after crashing into the rear of a car south of East Broad Street on the Far East Side, Columbus police said.
The accident occurred about 10:41 p.m. Saturday, when the operator of a BMW motorcycle hit the rear of a Chevrolet Cruze traveling in the center lane with such force that the motorcylist was ejected and all of the car's airbags were deployed, police said.
The motorcyclist landed on the right shoulder of the roadway, where they were pronounced dead at the scene at 10:55 p.m. The name of the motorcyclist had not been released by Columbus police as of early Monday afternoon.
According to witnesses and an Ohio Department of Transportation traffic in that area, police said the motorcyclist was traveling with another motorcyclist at a high rate of speed and failed to maintain a safe buffer distance behind the Chevrolet before striking the car.
There were no reported injuries to the occupants of the Chevrolet, police said.
The crash, which closed the interstate into early Sunday morning, remains under investigation, police said.
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