Two motorcyclists were killed and two more were injured when their group was hit by a pickup truck Thursday east of Kanab, the Utah Highway Patrol reports.
The crash happened around 11:15 a.m. Thursday near milepost 60 on U.S. 89. The eight motorcycles were traveling east when one of the riders realized he left his bag at a McDonald’s. The rider caught up to the motorcyclists at the front of the group to let them know he was turning around. He waited for the westbound traffic to clear, and three other riders stopped with him, some of them in the traffic lane, according to the UHP report.
The driver of a white GMC truck didn’t see the riders stop in time, the UHP report said. The driver hit the brakes, but the truck still hit two motorcycles, which in turn hit two more motorcycles.
One woman, Ingreborg Treitinger, 62, of Los Angeles, died at the scene. Another woman, Brigit Stein, 50, from Germany, died at the Kane County Hospital in Kanab. A third rider was listed in critical but stable condition after being transported by air from Kane County Hospital to the Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George. UHP did not give any detail on the other injured rider.
The group was traveling from Los Angeles to Sturgis, S.D. That town is playing host to the 78th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which draws thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts. The 10-day event started Friday.
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