One person dead after car hits motorcycle

One person is dead after a motorcycle accident in Ada County Thursday night.

Police on the scene say the motorcyclist was killed when a car tried to make a U-turn. The motorcyclist was traveling on Star Road, when the car hit the cycle.

It happened on Star Road just south of Chinden after 7 p.m.

Police say the driver of the motorcycle was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, and paramedics pronounced the person dead at the scene. Police continue to investigate the crash, and the identities of those involved have not yet been released.

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