A Sunday traffic accident claimed the life of a Danville man and injured a woman passenger on his motorcycle. Witnesses told Vermilion county deputies that a motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed on Poland Road some two miles east of Danville.
The motorcycle was attempting to pass a vehicle that was beginning to turn left. The motorcycle hit the side of the vehicle throwing both the driver and passenger off of the motorcycle. The motorcycle driver was taken to the Danville hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His passenger was taken to an Urbana hospital for treatment. Their names have not yet been released. The driver of the other vehicle did not require hospital treatment.
