Argentina man killed in Mineral County motorcycle crash with horse
A 29-year-old Buenos Aires man died and a woman was injured Sunday in a motorcycle crash with a horse west of Tonopah in Mineral County, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
The fatal crash happened on on U.S. Highway 6 in Mineral County near mile marker 14 and was reported at 7:20 p.m. The preliminary crash investigation details indicate the man was riding a blue 2013 Harley-Davidson motorcycle westbound on the two-lane highway with his passenger; a 30-year-old woman from the same city, said NHP Trooper Chuck Allen.
The Argentina couple was leading the way as they and other family members and friends were on a motorcycle trip with a total of four motorcycles traveling together as a group.
A horse was apparently running across the highway and collided with the blue Harley-Davidson and ejected both riders, said Allen.
The male rider sustained fatal injuries at the scene while the female passenger was transported by ground ambulance and taken to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, said Allen.
None of the three other motorcyclists collided and were able to stop safely along the shoulder of the highway and render aid. The horse was also killed.
NHP is is awaiting notification of family members before it releases the names of the victims.