Motorcyclist and passenger killed in East Pierce County after crashing into school bus
A motorcyclist and passenger were killed Saturday morning when they crashed into a school bus on State Route 7 near Alder Lake, said Washington State Patrol spokesman John Dattilo.
State Route 7 near Alder Cutoff Road East was closed in both directions for several hours Saturday morning.
“There was one motorcycle with two occupants,” Dattilo said in a phone interview Saturday.
There were no passengers on the school bus and the driver was uninjured, Dattilo said. No further details of the school bus or motorcycle that carried two people were immediately available.
The Washington State Department of Transportation reported a collision just before 10:07 a.m.
This story was originally published August 12, 2023 at 12:14 PM.
Jack Glenn
The News Tribune