NEWBURYPORT, MASS. (WHDH) - A motorcyclist is dead and several others are hurt in a deadly crash on I-95 North in Newburyport, according to State Police.
State Police said troopers responded at 10:16 p.m. Wednesday night, and a preliminary investigation suggests that Daniel Mena, 21, of Lynn, was riding a 2005 Yamaha XVS110 with swapped plates and had a near-collision with multiple cars, according to multiple witnesses. The near-miss caused one of those cars to swerve into the motorcycle, flipping the bike onto its side.
The driver fell off his bike and onto the roadway. While he was on the road, a Newburyport woman, 49, was unable to stop or swerve in time and hit Mena, the motorcycle or both. The Subaru then spun into the grass shoulder of the road and hit a guardrail.
At least two other cars, a 2019 Ford Escape SUV and a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado pickup, were unable to avoid the crash scene and struck Mena, the motorcycle or both. Both of those driver remained on scene.
Mena was pronounced deceased on scene. Other drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Troopers are still investigating who drove the initial two cars that nearly avoided colliding.
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