Central Texas man dies in motorcycle crash

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - On Sunday at 2:45 PM Waco PD officers were dispatched to the intersection of N. 30th St. and Gorman Ave in Waco, TX in reference to a traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a Ford F150 pickup truck.

According to reports, the motorcycle was traveling east on Gorman Ave. and the truck was traveling south on N. 30th St. when the two collided in the intersection.

As a result of the collision, the driver of the motorcycle was transported to Baylor Scott and White at Hillcrest Hospital, where he later died. Justice of the Peace Hensley was notified about the investigation and as a result, an autopsy was ordered of the deceased male.

The driver of the motorcycle was later identified as 61-year-old Mark Barnes of Waco.

The cause and factors behind the collision are still under investigation and no charges have been filed at this time.

The Waco PD Crime Scene Unit, the Waco Fire Department, and AMR were also sent to the collision.

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