ST. LOUIS — A motorcyclist was killed Friday afternoon on Interstate 64 in downtown St. Louis, police said.
St. Louis police said the driver was traveling eastbound on I-64 near the 6th Street exit ramp at about 2:10 p.m. when his motorcycle struck a trailer being pulled by a 2017 Ford F-150 pickup truck.
The male driver, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from the motorcycle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash caused I-64 to be closed to traffic for about two hours with vehicles being diverted to the 14th Street exit.
The department said the driver of the pickup truck, a 46-year-old man, is cooperating with the ongoing investigation.
Police did not release the name of the motorcyclist.
The crash is being investigated by the department's accident reconstruction unit.
