Monday, July 4, 2016

2 cyclists dead in motorcycle head-on collision with SUV in Primrose, WI




TOWN OF PRIMROSE, Wis. -

Published On: Jul 03 2016 

Two people are dead following a motorcycle crash Sunday in the town of Primrose.


According to the Dane County Sheriff's Office, the driver of a motorcycle was traveling northbound on County Road G near Rettenmund Road, crossed the center line and hit an SUV driving southbound just before 2:26 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

Deputies said the 53-year-old Janesville man and a 26-year-old Mineral Point woman were thrown from the motorcycle and neither had a pulse when first responders arrived.

Medics attempted to revive the two and UW Med Flight responded to the scene, but efforts were unsuccessful and the two were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the SUV, a 66-year-old Mt. Horeb woman, had no signs of visible injury but was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Deputies said she was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

The crash closed County Road G while emergency crews investigated the crash.

Deputies were unable to confirm who was driving the motorcycle at the time of the crash as of Sunday evening. The names of the victims have not been released, pending notification of their families by the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office.