PORTLAND, Ore. — A motorcycle rider died following a crash on Southeast Powell Boulevard on Sunday evening, according to the Portland Police Bureau (PPB).
Officers from the Portland Police Bureau's East Precinct responded shortly after 5 p.m. to the intersection of Southeast Powell and 140th Avenue for reports of a crash. They arrived to find a collision between a motorcycle rider and a car.
The motorcycle rider died at the scene, according to PPB. They have not been publicly identified, and police did not give information on the status of the occupants in the car.
PPB's Major Crash Team responded to the team to investigate. Southeast Powell was closed between Southeast 136th Avenue and Southeast 141st Avenue for the investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov, attention Traffic Investigations Unit, and reference case number 23-232132.
This is a developing story and may be updated with more details as they emerge.
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