Motorcyclist dies crashing into turning car while trying to pass near Nampa, police say
A two-vehicle collision near Nampa left a motorcyclist dead, police said.
At 6:43 p.m. Wednesday the Nampa man, 53, was traveling westbound on Victory Road on a motorcycle when he collided with a Volvo sedan driven by a 75-year-old Nampa man, according to a news release from Idaho State Police.
The Volvo which was also westbound, was making a left turn just west of Robinson Road when the motorcyclist tried to pass a vehicle behind the Volvo and crashed into the sedan, police said. The motorcyclist, who wasn’t wearing a helmet, died at the scene.
The crash closed Victory Road, just west of Robinson Road, for roughly two hours. The incident remained under investigation Thursday by State Police.
The driver was not immediately identified.
Alex Brizee
Idaho Statesman