Articles Posted in Motorcycle Accidents

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – A 26-year-old man lost his life Wednesday in Riverview when he collided with a school bus while operating a motorcycle, according to Tampa Bay Times.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the fatal accident took place on a stretch of U.S. 301 at Duncan Road, prompting an emergency response shortly after 4:00 p.m.

An early investigation found that a 43-year-old Brandon resident was driving a Hillsborough school bus when she turned left onto Duncan Road from the highway. The bus was traveling under a flashing yellow turn signal when it was hit by the victim, of Sun City Center, who was operating a Suzuki motorcycle northbound. After striking the bus, the motorcyclist went on to hit a southbound Dodge pickup truck driven by a 55-year-old man from Riverview.

RIVERVIEW, FL – A 29-year-old man operating a motorcycle lost his life after he was struck by a driver of a Nissan Frontier who failed to yield to traffic Sunday. 

Florida Highway Patrol told WFLA that this collision happened when the motorcyclist was entering Gibsonton Drive from the I-75 exit. After the vehicles collided, the biker succumbed to fatal wounds while the Nissan driver, a 59-year-old woman, suffered minor injuries. 

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, who also responded to the scene, shut down northbound I-75 and eastbound Gibsonton for the investigation and for the scene clearance process. 

TAMPA, FL – A 33-year-old man riding a motorcycle hit the back of a Jeep Cherokee and then a barrier, leading his bike to catch fire and claiming his life Saturday. 

WFLA said this collision happened around 10:45 p.m. on West Gandy Boulevard. Florida Highway Patrol, who responded to the scene, declared the motorcyclist dead at the scene.  

The other driver was unharmed. 

TAMPA, FL – First responders took a motorcyclist to a hospital after they were hit by a driver of a vehicle at North 22nd Street and East Chelsea Street Sunday. 

Police told ABC Action News that they arrived at the crash site after 6:30 p.m. and closed all lanes to accommodate the scene clearance and investigation process.

All lanes have reopened since. 

TAMPA, FL – A 28-year-old man operating a Suzuki motorcycle lost his life Saturday after a Cadillac XTS driver hit his bike, which ejected him and caught fire. 

ABC Action News said this collision happened before 9:30 p.m. The motorcyclist was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed when he collided with the Cadillac, whose driver was trying to turn left at the Hillsborough Avenue and Montague Street intersection. As a result, the motorcyclist died at the scene, and the driver, a 67-year-old man, sustained minor injuries.