Motorcycle rider, teen passenger killed in Yuma crash

YUMA, AZ (AZFamily) — A 21-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl died after a motorcycle crash in Yuma early Sunday morning.

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Just before 2:30 a.m., police responded to the crash near Gila Street and Giss Parkway, just east of Interstate 8.

Investigators said the man was riding an Aprilia RS sport bike with the teen as his passenger when they crashed into a Hyundai SUV that was turning left in front of them.

The rider died at the scene, according to the Yuma Police Department. The teen passenger was taken to a hospital, where she later died. Neither was publicly identified.

The 64-year-old woman driving the Hyundai was not hurt.

Police said the motorcycle may have been speeding before the crash. The investigation is ongoing.

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Anyone with information is asked to call the Yuma Police Department at 928-783-4421. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through 78-Crime at 928-782-7463.

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