Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Car: Bridgeport Police

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Friday afternoon, according to police.

At 4:03 p.m. emergency crews responded to a motor vehicle versus a motorcycle, at 1376 Stratford Avenue.

Members of the fire department were tending to a male motorcyclist and he sustained critical injuries, police said. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital.

"The scene was reconstructed, and a preliminary investigation was completed, and it was determined a 2017 gray Volkswagen Passat was traveling north on Carroll Avenue and being operated by a 34-year-old male of Easton, Ct," police said in a news release. "The Volkswagen Passat attempted to cross the intersection of Carroll Avenue and Stratford Avenue and it was struck by a 2005 white Honda CBR600 motorcycle traveling east on Stratford Avenue. The 2005 white Honda CBR600 was being operated by a 36-year-old male of Bridgeport, Ct."

The motorcyclist later died at the hospital and the driver of the Passat sustained minor injuries, police said.

The accident is being investigated by the Bridgeport Police Traffic Division. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Andrew Orum at 475-422-6612, Andrew.Orum@bridgeportct.gov or the Bridgeport Police Tips Hotline at 203-576-TIPS.