A 20-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash that happened on Western Avenue Thursday night.

At around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to Western Avenue at Sullivan Road, where a motorcycle had struck a pickup truck. The motorcycle driver was transported from the scene to the UT Medical Center in critical condition but was pronounced dead a short time later.

It is believed that the motorcycle was driving west on Western Avenue at extremely high speeds when it collided with the pickup truck, which was turning from Sullivan Road onto Western Avenue.

The crash remains under active investigation by KPD crash reconstruction personnel.

Thursday’s crash marks the fourth fatal motorcycle crash in Knoxville city limits since October 22, when a 53-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash on Middlebrook Pike. A 55-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on W. Martin Mill Pike on October 28, while a 51-year-old man passed away on Wednesday night after being involved in a motorcycle crash at Washington Pike and Greenway Drive on October 27.

The Knoxville Police Department reminds motorists to always drive carefully, responsibly and safely. Slow down, pay careful attention at all times while driving, obey all traffic signals and laws, and buckle up.