Motorcyclist killed in crash with bus near Palisades High School

WSOCTV.com News Staff
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One person was killed in a crash near Palisades High School along York Road in southwest Charlotte on Thursday morning, MEDIC confirmed.

Channel 9 was on the scene and saw that the accident involved a school bus and a motorcycle. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said there were no students on the school bus at the time of the crash.

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According to an update from CMPD on Friday, investigators say that the school bus was making a left turn from S. Tryon Street onto Youngblood Road when the motorcycle went north on Tryon Street through a red light.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department confirmed the motorcycle driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was identified as 35-year-old Marvin Rushing, Jr.

Police said Rushing wasn’t suspected to be impaired at the time of the crash. Excessive speed is suspected to be a factor in the fatal crash.

This is a developing story. Check back on wsoctv.com for updates.

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