TAMPA, Fla. — A motorcyclist was struck and killed by a car in Riverview on Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).
A Nissan Frontier was traveling on the exit ramp from northbound I-75 to enter westbound Gibsonton Drive.
A BMW motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Gibsonton Drive, approaching the exit ramp.
The Nissan failed to yield to the motorcyclist and attempted a left turn into its path. The motorcyclist struck the Nissan as a result.
The motorcyclist, a 29-year-old Tampa man, suffered fatal injuries at the scene of the crash.
The driver of the Nissan, a 59-year-old Gibsonton woman, suffered minor injuries during the incident.
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