Crash happened on Micco Road and Babcock Street
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Two men riding motorcycles were killed in a crash involving an SUV Sunday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the crash occurred around 11:34 a.m. at the intersection of Micco Road and Babcock Street.
According to a crash report, two motorcycles — a Suzuki GSX1300RAL and a Honda CBR600RR — were traveling east on Micco Road, east of Babcock Street.
At the same time, a Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling west on Micco Road in the same area, the FHP said.
Investigators said the motorcycles were traveling above the posted speed limit when the SUV attempted to make a left turn into a private accessway and entered the motorcycles’ path.
Both motorcycles struck the front of the SUV, then ran off the right side of the roadway and caught fire, troopers said.
The report states that both riders were thrown from their motorcycles into a ditch. The motorcyclists, identified as a 24-year-old man from Barefoot Bay and a 19-year-old man from Barefoot Bay, were pronounced dead at the scene.
The SUV driver, a 71-year-old woman from Pennsylvania, and the passenger, a 79-year-old man from Wyoming, suffered minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
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