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MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A motorcyclist died Saturday night after being rear-ended on Interstate 75 in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 9:23 p.m. on I-75 South near mile marker 349, just south of State Road 200.
A 22-year-old woman from Deer Island was riding her motorcycle southbound when a car struck her from behind, FHP reported. The impact threw her from the motorcycle, and she was subsequently hit by an SUV.
She was transported to a local hospital, where she later died. Troopers confirmed she was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The drivers of both the car and the SUV were unharmed.
