JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 A motorcyclist is dead following a collision on Jacksonville\u2019s Westside Thursday evening.<\/p>\n
The incident happened around 6:15 p.m.<\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n According to JSO, a man in his 20s was riding a motorcycle westbound on Kings Road. The motorcycle struck the front driver\u2019s side of the Hyundai in the intersection of Kings Rd. and Whitmore Dr.<\/p>\n Police temporarily shut down both directions of Kings Road in the 1500 block as they investigated the scene. The roadway was reopened to traffic around 10 p.m.<\/p>\n \u201cJacksonville, our rescue responded and transported the motorcyclist to [a] local hospital where, unfortunately, he was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival,\u201d said Sgt. Hungerford with JSO\u2019s Traffic & Homicide Unit.<\/p>\n The woman driving the Hyundai was also transported to the hospital and is currently in stable condition. Police say she is cooperating with the investigation.<\/p>\n Sgt. Hungerford emphasized the dangers motorcyclists face on the roads.<\/p>\n \u201cVehicles can crash, and airbags will sort a lot of that impact and save lives, and seatbelts. There\u2019s not much protection on the motorcycle, so if you\u2019re on a motorcycle, you need to look at every intersection. You need to be scanning for vehicles that could cross in front of you,\u201d he said. \u201cThat seems to be the theme of a lot of the crashes that we work\u2014somebody crosses in front of the motorcycle in the intersection.\u201d<\/p>\n JSO says this is the 134th traffic fatality in Duval County this year and the 36th involving a motorcycle.<\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: <\/b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a>]<\/b><\/p>\n