KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Lawrence are working to learn more about a crash early Wednesday morning that killed a motorcyclist.
A police spokesperson said officers received a call around 1 a.m. Wednesday from a passerby who saw the motorcyclist lying on the island of a roundabout at Clinton Parkway and Lake Point Drive.
Officers and paramedics from Lawrence Douglas County Fire Medical arrived on the scene a short time later and determined the victim, identified as an adult male, had died from injuries sustained in the crash.
An initial investigation indicated speed may have been a factor in the crash.
Police say the victim is not from Kansas or Missouri.
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