Motorcycle rider killed after slamming into car in Grand Prairie

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - A man died and his motorcycle was left in pieces after a collision with a car in Grand Prairie, west of Dallas.

Police said the man on the motorcycle was running without headlights, speeding and made a turn before hitting a car on Belt Line Road near Marshall Drive around 9 p.m. Thursday.

The impact was so severe, the car rolled over. Two people in the suffered serious injuries and the motorcyclist – a man in his 20s – was killed.

Police closed Belt Line Road for several hours while they investigated.