A tragic collision in Jefferson County has resulted in the death of a 32-year-old dirt bike rider from Barnhart, Missouri. On Friday evening, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the incident that occurred on Moss Hollow Road at its intersection with Moss Drive, around 8:10 p.m., as detailed by FOX2Now .

The rider, who was on a 2024 Honda CRF450RWE dirt bike, attempted to avoid a collision with a Toyota pickup truck that was turning left onto Moss Drive, this situation led to his vehicle partially overturning and beginning to slide according to the crash report obtained by KSDK , the accident caused the motorcycle to strike the pickup, tragically ejecting the rider.

The 41-year-old driver of the pickup truck, also from Barnhart, was uninjured, the details of the accident elaborated on the vehicles' directions and actions suggest a scene marked by a sudden, irrevocable twist of fate. Both the rider and the pickup truck driver were local to the area as reported by First Alert 4 .

Despite wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, the safety gear was not enough to save the life of the motorcycle enthusiast; the highway patrol confirmed the use of protective headgear, while the exact cause of the crash remains under investigation with further details yet to be released.