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2 killed after motorcycles crash into each other on Interstate 24 in Clarksville

2 killed after motorcycles crash into each other on Interstate 24 in Clarksville

A fatal crash involving a motorcycle took place on Interstate 24 near Exit 11 on April 8, 2023. Photo: Clarksville Now/CPD, contributed


CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Two people riding the same motorcycle were killed Saturday when they ran into the back of another motorcycle on Interstate 24.

At about 4:23 p.m., the motorcycles were traveling westbound near mile marker 11, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol report obtained by Clarksville Now.

The motorcycle in back, a 2020 Suzuki GSX, ran into the motorcycle in front, a 2022 Suzuki GSX, the THP report said.

Each motorcycle had a driver and passenger.

The driver and passenger of the motorcycle in back – Lennon Roberts, 42, of Kentucky, and Dianne Hinds, 45, of Georgia –  were killed in the crash. The driver and passenger of the motorcycle in front – a 37-year-old and a 36-year-old, both from Tennessee –  were not injured.

THP, Clarksville Police and Clarksville Fire Rescue responded to the scene.

Clarification: Wording altered to clarify the sequence of events.

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