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FORT MYERS, Fla. — A motorcyclist is dead after an SUV and a motorcycle crashed at the intersection of Winkler Ave. and Fowler St. in Fort Myers on Thursday.
The Fort Myers Fire Department and Lee County EMS responded to the call at 3:51 PM on Thursday afternoon.
Multiple bystanders witnessed the crash and immediately rendered aid.
The motorcyclist was critically injured and was transported to Gulf Coast Medical Center in south Fort Myers in traumatic arrest.
The motorcyclist was later pronounced dead.
Nobody in the SUV sustained any injuries and officers could be seen assisting the occupants in retrieving belongings from the vehicle.
A witness to the crash had to be evaluated by EMS after suffering a panic attack but was not transported to the hospital.
All west and eastbound lanes on Winkler Ave. are shut down.
The accident is under investigation.
05.16.2024 — 17:28