A motorcyclist is dead after a collision that took place on Friday night in Rhode Island.
According to Chief of Police Eric Rollinson, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Scituate police and fire personnel responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a flatbed tow truck on Tunk Hill Road near the Potterville Fire Station.
Based on preliminary witness statements, the motorcycle was traveling westbound on Tunk Hill Road when a flatbed tow truck exited a driveway with its amber emergency lights activated. The motorcycle operator was unable to stop and collided with the tow truck. As a result of the impact, the operator was ejected from the motorcycle.
The motorcycle operator, a 22-year-old Foster man, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the sole occupant of the motorcycle at the time of the crash. The tow truck operator was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.
Rhode Island State Police responded to the scene and assisted with the accident reconstruction investigation.
Preliminary findings indicate that speed may have been a contributing factor. The crash remains under investigation.
