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Motorcyclist killed, passenger injured in Augusta crash

Motorcyclist killed, passenger injured in Augusta crash

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Police say a motorcyclist was killed and his passenger seriously injured in a crash with a vehicle in Augusta on Saturday night.

The Kennebec Journal reports that the crash happened as the driver of a sports utility vehicle was making a left turn off of Civic Center Drive onto Old Belgrade Road.

Police say the motorcyclist, a 58-year-old man from Oakland, was traveling the other direction on Civic Center Drive.

Police say the motorcyclist died and his passenger, a 51-year-old woman, was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland in serious but stable condition.

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