Woman killed in car-motorcycle collision in Clinton County

One woman is dead after a Sunday evening motorcycle-vehicle collision in Clinton County.

The woman was a passenger on the motorcycle at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday. According to Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, the accident occurred on Illinois 127 just north of County Farm Road.

The man driving the motorcycle was injured and flown to an unknown hospital by Arch Medical Services. The female passenger was taken by ambulance to St. Joesph’s Hospital and then flown to a St. Louis hospital, where she died.

The juvenile driver of the passenger car was not injured. The Sheriff’s official could not comment on if there were passengers in the car.

This story was originally published September 7, 2015 at 2:33 PM with the headline "Woman killed in car-motorcycle collision in Clinton County."