Crime & Safety

Motorcyclist Killed, Child Critically Injured In Landover: Police

Police say the child was also riding on the motorcycle.

LANDOVER, MD -- A motorcyclist has died and a child who was also riding on the bike suffered critical injuries after a collision in Landover Monday afternoon.

Police were called to the intersection of Old Landover Road and 65th Avenue at around 3:30 p.m. to a report of a collision involving a motorcycle, Prince George's County Police tweeted.

"The operator of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the hospital," police said. "A child was also on the motorcycle at the time of the collision. He was taken to the hospital with critical injuries."

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