A 73-year-old Sioux Falls man is dead after his motorcycle hit a light pole. The accident took place shortly after 6:00 PM on Thursday (July 28).

The man whose identity hasn't been released yet was attempting to park the motorcycle he was driving in the parking lot of the Vern Eide Motorplex located at 4915 N. Northview Avenue, just off W. 60th Street North in Sioux Falls.

According to authorities, the motorcycle accelerated and collided with a light pole. He died as a result of the crash.

With him on the bike was a 75-year-old Sioux Falls woman, whose name also hasn’t been released yet. The woman was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.

More details when they become available.

Source: KDLT TV 

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