Fatal Motorcycle Accident on I-80 near Keystone

The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that happened Monday night around 7:45 p.m. on I-80 near Keystone Avenue. 

They say witnesses reported seeing two motorcycle riders driving recklessly and speeding, when one of the riders lost control, hit a barrier and was thrown from his bike into a pole.

The rider who crashed died at the scene and the second rider stayed and is cooperating in the investigation. 

They say the right lane of I-80 near the accident was blocked for several hours. 

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