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1 dead after motorcycle crash in Tazewell County Sunday

PEKIN Ill. (WMBD) — One man is dead after a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle Sunday afternoon, Public Information Officer Billie Ingles confirmed.

At approximately 12:24 p.m. Sunday, Pekin police responded to the crash at the intersection of Towerline Road and Veterans Drive.

Police said the motorcycle was headed northbound on Veterans Drive when a car entered the roadway from Towerline Road, turning left into the southbound lane.

The motorcycle then hit the car, which ejected the motorcycle driver.

Lifeflight took the motorcycle driver to a local hospital, where he later died.

The driver of the vehicle was taken to a local hospital uninjured.

The investigation is ongoing, and officials have not released any additional information at this time.