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2 motorcyclists collide with semi, 1 dead in Davenport

One man is dead and another person injured after their motorcycles collided with a semi-truck in Davenport on Saturday night.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — One man is dead and another person is injured after two motorcycles collided with a semi-truck in Davenport on Saturday night, according to a Davenport Police Department news release.

According to police, on Saturday around 5:30 p.m., two motorcyclists were driving eastbound on Rockingham Road at "a high rate of speed," when they struck a semi that was making a left turn from Schmidt Road onto Rockingham Road. 

Both motorcyclists were transported to an area hospital to be treated.

One rider sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries. 

The second rider, later identified as 37-year-old Jerald Burmeister of Davenport, died as a result of his injuries. 

The incident remains under investigation; no further information is available at this time.

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