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One person dead following motorcycle crash in Tennessee

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TENNESSEE — An active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Campbell was killed Thursday evening in a motorcycle crash involving an SUV in Clarksville, according to police.

The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway near Rufus Johnson Road.

Clarksville police said the motorcyclist died while being transported to a hospital following the collision.

The driver of the SUV was trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extricated by emergency crews. Police said her injuries were not considered life-threatening.

Authorities have not released the identity of the soldier. Police said the name is being withheld until next-of-kin notifications have been completed.

The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation.

No additional information was immediately available.