Crime & Safety

1 Dead In Fiery Waukesha Crash: Police

The crash on Sunday involved a motorcycle and three other cars, according to police.

WAUKESHA, WI—A man died after a multiple car crash on Sunday at 164/59/Les Paul Parkway and East Racine Avenue, according to the Waukesha Police Department.

Police were dispatched to an accident involving a pickup truck and motorcycle after 5 p.m.

The investigation revealed a Ford 150 struck a motorcycle and then a Dodge Durango and a Toyota Sienna struck the Ford 150, police said.

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The motorcycle was set on fire in the crash, police said.

Witnesses tried to save the motorcyclist but he died at the scene, police said.

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Intersections around the area of highway 164/59/Les Paul Parkway and Racine Avenue were closed for five hours but reopened later on Sunday, police said.

The man who died has not been identified.

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