TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A fatal accident involving a motorcylce shut down traffic on Nogales Highway on Saturday night, according to Tucson Police.
UPDATE: TPD: Impaired driver involved in collision that killed motorcyclist Saturday night
The crash closed northbound and southbound Nogales Highway between E. Drexel Road and E. Bilby Road. TPD says a man was killed and a woman was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Both were passengers on the motorcycle.
🚨FATAL COLLISION 🚨
— Tucson Police Dept (@Tucson_Police) June 4, 2023
Officers from @ops_south are investigating a fatal collision involving a motorcycle and vehicle. North and Southbound Nogales Hwy. is shutdown between E. Drexel Rd. and E. Bilby Rd.
Avoid the area & use an alternate route. pic.twitter.com/oCP8QK4yTf
TPD says the other vehicle and driver remained on scene, and an investigation is underway.