5 motorcyclists have died in a collection of Florida crashes since Saturday throughout a well-liked 10-day rally for bikers, a report mentioned.
The deadly accidents in Volusia and St. Johns counties have all occurred amid this yr’s widespread Daytona Seaside Bike Week occasion, The Daytona Seaside Information-Journal reported, citing authorities.
Within the first wreck, a gaggle of three motorcyclists have been struck by a automotive Saturday close to DeLand. Two of the bikers died and a 3rd was significantly injured, the report mentioned.
On Monday, two extra motorcyclists perished in separate crashes, one in every of which took the lifetime of a 39-year-old sufferer who collided with an SUV in St. Johns County, the newspaper mentioned.
The most recent fatality was reported early Wednesday morning when a 42-year-old rider misplaced management of motorbike and was present in a ditch close to New Smyrna Seaside.
It wasn’t instantly clear if all of the motorcyclists have been collaborating within the 10-day occasion. However the entire accidents passed off within the Daytona Seaside space.
The rally this yr started Friday and lasts till Sunday.
Based on the occasion’s web site, motorcyclists attend the occasion to benefit from the spring climate, seashores, parks and “scenic rides all through the Daytona Seaside space and Volusia County.”
Throughout final yr’s occasion, eight motorcyclists died within the space — essentially the most of any yr for the reason that rally’s inception.
