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Orlando motorcyclist killed in I-4 crash: FHP

Crash shut down eastbound lanes for several hours
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TAMPA, Fla. — An Orlando motorcyclist was killed on Interstate 4 Saturday morning after crashing into the back of another vehicle, authorities said.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, the 39-year-old motorcyclist was traveling at a high speed eastbound on I-4 west of U.S. Highway 301 in the center lane at about 2:06 a.m. 

The motorcyclist then overturned, traveled into the inside lane and collided with the rear an Audi Q7, driven by a 67-year-old Seminole man. 

The motorcyclist died at the scene, the report stated. 

The driver and passengers in the Audi were not injured.

Eastbound I-4 was shut down for several hours.

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