Woman On Motorcycle Plunges 100 Feet To Her Death From Overpass: Austin EMS

AUSTIN, TX — A motorcyclist died Tuesday afternoon after falling off a MoPac Boulevard overpass, emergency officials said.

The motorcyclist, a woman believed to be in her 20s, plunged about 100 feet to her death at around 4:15 p.m. from the overpass above U.S. 183. The tragic incident occurred along the 8800 block of North Mopac northbound, Austin-Travis County EMS officials said.

Police closed the southbound MoPac ramp to southbound U.S. 183 to traffic as they attempted to clear the scene. Significant traffic delays resulted.

The accident was eerily similar to one in February, when another female motorcyclist fell from an elevated roadway after striking a concrete barrier. The woman traveling on a Kawasaki motorcycle along the 6100 block of East U.S. Highway 290 on Feb. 22 lost control on an exit ramp to Interstate 35, causing her to fall onto Koenig Lane below the highway.

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