Teen killed in motorcycle wreck near Bigfork
DERRICK PERKINS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 1 month AGO
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An 18-year-old from Bigfork died Sunday evening in a motorcycle wreck on Montana 35, according to Montana Highway Patrol.
The teen, riding a Yamaha FZ09 motorcycle, came up on a Lexus RX heading in the same direction at a high rate of speed about 8:53 p.m., according to a Highway Patrol report. The rider was thrown from the bike after it clipped the Lexus at mile marker 30, near Village Lane in Bigfork.
The 18-year-old later succumbed to his injuries at an area hospital, according to Highway Patrol.
The two occupants of the Lexus, an 87-year-old man and 78-year-old woman, both from Kalispell and both wearing seatbelts, were uninjured in the collision.
The teen was wearing a helmet, according to the report. Road conditions were listed as bare and dry.
News Editor Derrick Perkins can be reached at 758-4430 or [email protected].
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