HOUSTON – A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Wednesday in southwest Houston, according to police.
The crash was reported at 7:27 a.m. on Bellfort Avenue near Buffalo Speedway.
Houston police said that a school bus driver had just retracted the vehicle's stop sign when the motorcycle drove around it, hit a curb and crashed.
The 82-year-old motorcycle driver fell off the bike, and died while being taken to a nearby hospital, police said.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.