Motorcyclist dies after crash on FM 2222

A motorcyclist is dead following a crash this morning in Northwest Austin. This marks the third fatal motorcycle accident over the past 48 hours.

Officers were called to the scene just before 7 a.m. after a car and a motorcycle collided.

Police say the motorcycle was headed east when a car turned in front of and collided with the motorcycle.

The female motorcyclist was taken to the hospital where she was died. She was in her 20s

Parts of FM 2222 were closed as police investigated.