After a motorcyclist was thrown onto the mainlanes of I-45, two people stopped to help. But sadly, another car didn't see them. The motorcyclist and one of those bystanders died.
Two people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash, including a motorcyclist, Tuesday night on I-45 at TX-242 in Montgomery County.Two people are dead after bystanders stopped to help an injured motorcyclist on I-45 in Montgomery County late Tuesday night.
According to Texas DPS, it began at about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday when the motorcyclist was speeding northbound on the I-45 service road. At the same time, a driver in a 2000 Lexus was entering the service road when the motorcycle hit the car. The motorcyclist flew off the bike, and both the person and the motorcycle landed on the mainlanes of the freeway near TX-242.Authorities say another vehicle traveling northbound on I-45 didn't see the motorcycle in the road, hit the bike, lost control and hit the two bystanders.The first bystander, a 23-year-old man from Conroe, also died.The freeway was shut down in both directions while authorities investigated, but reopened before 5 a.m.
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