Motorcyclist killed, 2 injured in three-vehicle crash near De Soto

DE SOTO, Mo. (First Alert 4) – A motorcyclist died, and two others were injured following a crash involving three vehicles in De Soto on Sunday night.

The crash occurred around 10:15 p.m. along southbound Missouri Route 21 just south of Missouri Route 110.

A 22-year-old man riding a motorcycle hit the back of a southbound SUV driven by a 24-year-old woman, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

The motorcycle then swerved into oncoming traffic, crashing head-on into a northbound SUV driven by a 52-year-old man with a 28-year-old woman as a passenger.

The report said paramedics pronounced the motorcycle driver dead at the scene of the crash. The 52-year-old suffered serious injuries, while the 28-year-old woman suffered moderate injuries.

The 24-year-old woman was not injured, according to the report.