Investigation Underway After Deadly Crash Involving Bus and Two Motorcycles

Accident Reconstruction investigators and District 5 detectives are investigating a deadly crash involving two motorcycles and a Metro Bus.

A preliminary investigation reveals around 11 a.m. on August 29, two motorcycles were travelling next to each other northbound on Skinker. As the motorcycles approached the intersection of Skinker and Enright, a Metro Bus traveling southbound on Skinker made a left-hand turn into the path of the motorcycles.

One motorcycle collided with the bus and the driver of the motorcycle, 31-year-old Alvin Garvin, was transported to the hospital where he died.

The second motorcycle swerved to avoid the collision and the driver, a 19-year-old man, was thrown from the motorcycle. He was transported to the hospital with serious injuries and is stable.

The driver of the Metro Bus, a 61-year-old female, was also transported to the hospital with moderate injuries and is stable. One passenger on the bus was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

The investigation remains ongoing along with the review of video from the Real-Time Crime Center and Metro Bus video.

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