STURGIS, S.D. (AP) - Two people have died and a third person has been injured in a crash west of Sturgis where the annual motorcycle rally is taking place.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a 22-year-old man driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was westbound on Highway 14A when he missed a curve, crossed the center line and crashed into two eastbound motorcycles about 5 p.m. Monday.
The patrol says a 55-year-old man driving one of the eastbound motorcycles was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 22-year-old was airlifted to a Rapid City hospital where he died. The 60-year-old male driver of the third motorcycle suffered serious non-life threatening injuries.
No one was wearing a helmet, according to the patrol.
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally runs through Aug. 16.
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