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KPD: 20-year-old motorcyclist killed, marking fourth fatal Knoxville motorcycle wreck in the last 10 days

The man was reportedly speeding when he hit a pickup truck turning onto Western Avenue around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, the Knoxville Police Dept. said.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said a 20-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Western Avenue. 

The man was reportedly speeding when he hit a pickup truck turning onto Western Avenue around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, KPD said.  

The motorcyclist was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in critical condition but was pronounced dead shortly afterward, according to KPD. 

This is the fourth fatal motorcycle crash in Knoxville in the last 10 days.

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