CENTER TOWNSHIP — A motorcyclist died Thursday in a crash involving a combine and an SUV.
According to a news release, deputies with the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched about 6:20 p.m. Thursday to the area of County Highway A and Krueger Road in the Town of Center for a motor vehicle accident with injuries.
Investigators say a combine harvester tractor was exiting a driveway to turn south onto Highway A. As the combine made the turn onto A, it was sideswiped by a motorcycle, also traveling south on A.
After striking the combine, the motorcycle proceeded to enter the northbound lane of traffic before it was struck head-on by an SUV traveling northbound on County Highway A.
The driver of the motorcycle, a 26-year-old man from the Town of Center, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the SUV, a 49-year-old man from Shiocton, was evaluated on scene for minor injuries. The driver of the combine was uninjured.
Currently, the investigation into the crash is ongoing. The roadway was closed for approximately five hours and has since reopened. The Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by the Wisconsin State Patrol, Black Creek Fire Department, Black Creek First Responders, Center Fire Department, Center First Responders, Gold Cross Ambulance, Black Creek Rescue, and the Outagamie County Highway Department.
