The westbound lanes were closed at NW 67th Avenue after the motorcyclist fell from his bike and was killed. NBC6’s Johanna Torres reports.
A man was killed when he fell off his motorcycle on the Palmetto Expressway and was then hit by a tractor-trailer early Tuesday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
It happened at around 5:40 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the Expressway at Northwest 67th Avenue, FHP said.
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WATCH HEREAuthorities said the driver of the motorcycle "lost control and fell off... coming to rest on the roadway. An oncoming tractor trailer then collided into the motorcyclist."
The man died as a result of his injuries. His identity hasn't been released.
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Traffic was backed up past Northwest 154th Street as lanes were shut down and drivers were diverted in the morning. Lanes are still shut down.
Drone video of the scene showed an investigator standing by the motorcycle, which was lying on the road several feet from where a yellow tarp covered the deceased.
Drivers should take Miami Gardens Drive or the Gratigny Parkway as an alternate route.
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