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30-year-old motorcyclist killed in collision with SUV in Cheektowaga

The stretch of Union Road between Losson Road and Brown Avenue was closed for most of Wednesday morning, but has since reopened.

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — A motorcycle crash in Cheektowaga closed a busy stretch of Union Road for a good part of Wednesday morning.

Police say the accident happened on Union Road, just south of Losson Road, and shut down traffic for several hours, but that area has since reopened.

Cheektowaga Police tell 2 On Your Side the motorcycle was traveling south on Union Road when it hit the SUV pulling out of a daycare. The rider of the motorcycle, a 30-year-old man was taken to ECMC where he later died. 

The driver of the SUV, also a 30-year-old man, was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries. At this time, no charges have been filed.

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