A motorcyclist died Saturday morning after colliding with a van and then striking a pole in Portland’s Brooklyn neighborhood, Portland Police said.
Portland Police officers responded to the crash at Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard and Southeast 17th Avenue at 6:48 a.m. and found the rider deceased at the scene.
Police said the initial investigation found that the motorcyclist was traveling northbound when the collision occurred with a northbound van. After striking the van, the rider hit a pole. The van driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.
The Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division Major Crash Team closed Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard between Southeast Harold Street and Southeast 17th Avenue until about 10 a.m.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the incident can email crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov, directed to the Traffic Investigations Unit, and reference case number 26-274376.
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