Motorcyclist Killed On Tyrone Blvd: Police

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A truck and a motorcycle crashed into each other Monday on Tyrone Boulevard killing the motorcyclist, St. Pete police said.

The truck pulled a trailer as it drove south on Tyrone Boulevard, and the motorcyclist drove north on Tyrone Boulevard. The truck turned in front of the motorcyclist at about 2:28 p.m. when the crash occurred near Winchester Road North, detectives said.

Medical officials pronounced the motorcyclist, a male, dead at the crash, police said.

According to officers, the truck driver stopped and cooperated with investigators.

Northbound lanes of Tyrone Boulevard were closed for several hours as police investigated the fatality.

Police will release the name of the victim after the next of kin is notified.

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Tyrone Boulevard northbound lanes are closed from 13th Avenue North to Winchester Road North at 3:15 p.m., Monday, because of a fatality crash in St. Petersburg, according to a St. Pete police tweet.

Police ask that drivers find alternate routes as they investigate the wreck.

No other information has been released.

This is a developing story. Patch will keep you updated.