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Motorcycle Crashes Into Trailer; 2 Killed

Crashes Closes I-91

POSTED: 8:58 pm EDT July 6, 2008
UPDATED: 11:18 am EDT July 7, 2008

Two people were killed and another injured in a crash involving a motorcycle on Sunday night.

The crash led to the closure of northbound lanes of Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill.

Channel 3 Eyewitness News reporter Leon Collins reported from the scene that the skid marks left on the road were about 400 feet long.

Police said that one of two motorcycles traveling northbound on Interstate 91 ran into the back of the trailer of another vehicle. Police said the drivers of both motorcycles were killed after being ejected from their bikes.

A passenger on one of the motorcycles suffered serious injuries and was transported to Hartford Hospital by ambulance.

The killed motorcyclists were identified by police as Robert Ramkissoon, 33, of Windsor, and Kevin Williams, 34, of East Hartford.

The injured passenger was identified as Korey Morrison, 29, of Windsor.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash was urged to contact State Police Troop H by dialing 860-534-1000.

The northbound side of the road reopened before 2:30 a.m.

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