Nashville, TN – A fatal crash involving two motorcycles and a car shut down part of I-24 west near the Haywood Lane exit Friday night, leaving one rider dead and another critically injured.
According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, the crash occurred when two speeding motorcycles were reportedly lane-splitting traffic. Around 10 p.m., one rider, identified as 26-year-old Terrell Robins Jr. of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, struck the rear of a Nissan Versa. The impact caused the Versa to lose control, cross lanes, and collide with a second motorcycle, a Honda, ridden by a 20-year-old man from Georgia.
Police said Robins was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he later died. The second rider remains hospitalized at Vanderbilt with critical injuries. The driver of the Nissan was not reported injured.
Investigators said there were no signs of impairment for any driver involved. Both motorcyclists were wearing helmets at the time of the crash. Authorities are investigating whether the two riders may have been racing.
The crash led to major delays on I-24 westbound as emergency crews worked to clear the scene late into the night
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