PORTLAND, Ore. — All eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 at Interstate 5 were closed for several hours after a deadly motorcycle crash Thursday morning, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The lanes reopened around 10 a.m.
Around 5:20 a.m., Portland police responded to a report of a serious crash on I-84 eastbound, just west of the Northeast 33rd Avenue overpass. When officers arrived, they found a motorcyclist down in the road. The officers attempted life-saving measures before paramedics arrived, but the motorcyclist died.
According to a preliminary investigation, police said a pickup truck traveling westbound on I-84 lost a wheel. The wheel bounced over the median and hit the motorcyclist traveling eastbound. Police said the motorcyclist crashed and was hit by a vehicle. Police have not identified the motorcyclist.
All drivers involved in the incident are cooperating with the investigation. The Portland Police Major Crash Team is investigating.
This is a developing story and it will be updated.
