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One dead following fatal crash in Independence

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Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that left one motorcyclist dead Tuesday night. 

Authorities were called to the area of Forrest and White Oak around 10:35 p.m.

Officers responded after a motorcyclist was struck by a vehicle that was attempting to make a left turn from westbound White Oak. 

The male motorcyclist died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash. The victim has not yet been identified. 

The female driver of the westbound vehicle was transported to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.  

The cause of the collision is still under investigation. 

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