CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — Troopers in Catawba County are investigating a crash that killed a motorcyclist.
The wreck happened at about 7 p.m. Thursday along Interstate 40 near Exit 130 for Conover.
Breaking Catawba County- the highway patrol is on the scene of a deadly crash along interstate 40 in Conover. Traffic is backed up in both direction near Exit 130. pic.twitter.com/QOuELDKP6u
— Dave Faherty (@FahertyWSOC9) September 30, 2021
State troopers said the motorcyclist slammed into a concrete support pile for a railroad bridge.
There was a guardrail near the bridge, but the rider missed it before striking the bridge, troopers said.
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