A man died Friday morning after his motorcycle struck the back of a van, a crash that shut down the westbound lanes of I-20 near Gresham Park for hours, police said.
Officers were called to I-20 West near Flat Shoals and Gresham roads around 2:30 a.m. and found a man dead after his motorcycle had rear-ended the van, DeKalb County police spokeswoman Michaela Vincent said. Police are withholding his name while the investigation continues.
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Police did not say how the crash occurred or if anyone in the van was injured.
The westbound lanes began reopening around 5 a.m.
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