CLEARWATER, Fla. — Two men were killed in a multi-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Clearwater on the Courtney Campbell Causeway, officials say.
The city of Clearwater said in a news release two motorcycles and a car were involved in the crash at around 3 p.m.
Each man was on a motorcycle headed east at a high rate of speed when one of them crashed into the rear of a Hyundai Sonata in the middle lane heading in the same direction, the city says.
The Sonata was reportedly driving at the speed limit, but the collision with the motorcycle sent the car into the curb lane where it collided with the other man on a motorcycle.
One of the motorcyclists, a 51-year-old man from Tampa, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other man, who has been identified as a 26-year-old from Valrico, died at St. Joseph's Hospital.
The driver of the Sonata was not hurt in the crash, the news release mentions.
Due to the crash, the road's eastbound lanes were closed for several hours as the Clearwater Police Department and Clearwater Fire and Rescue conducted their investigation, but it has since been reopened.
The investigation of the deadly crash remains ongoing.