A man was killed and a woman was critically injured Friday night when a motorcycle and an Amazon tractor-trailer crashed on Canal Road in Valley View, closing the intersection of Canal and Granger roads, according to Cleveland 19 News (WOIO), which reported the details from Valley View police.
Valley View Police Chief Chris Bolton told Cleveland 19 News that dispatch received a report of the crash at 9:07 p.m. Friday, October 30, involving an Amazon tractor-trailer and a motorcycle on Canal Road near the Amazon facility at 5585 Canal Road. Officers found a man and a woman who had been on the motorcycle at the scene, Cleveland 19 News reported.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Cleveland 19 News. The woman was critically injured and was transported to MetroHealth Medical Center for treatment. Police have not released the names of either person, and no update on the woman’s condition had been released as of Sunday afternoon.
The crash closed the intersection of Canal and Granger roads in Valley View on Friday night, according to Cleveland 19 News. The station did not report a reopening time, and drivers were directed away from the intersection while crews worked at the scene.
Valley View investigators were on scene Friday night along with members of the Southwest Accident Group, known as S.W.A.G., a regional crash-reconstruction team, according to Cleveland 19 News. The involvement of the reconstruction team is standard in fatal crashes, where investigators document the scene before the roadway fully reopens.
Chief Bolton’s account, as reported by Cleveland 19 News, did not describe how the crash happened, and police have not said what led up to the collision between the semi and the motorcycle. No charges or citations had been announced as of Sunday afternoon.
What happens next is the completion of the crash investigation. NewsForce247 will update this story if Valley View police release the names of the people involved, an update on the woman’s condition, or findings on the cause of the crash.