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North Texas Man Among 2 Riders Killed After Motorcycle Crash In Florida

MOORE HAVEN, Fla. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Authorities say a North Texas man and a Florida man were killed when their motorcycles collided over the weekend.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol 29-year-old Fabio Ramos, of Cape Coral, Florida was traveling east on a rural road and Steve Nunes, Jr., 26, of Saginaw, Texas was in from of him.

At some point Nunes, who was riding a Ducati, made an improper U-turn into the direct path of Ramos' 2017 BMW motorcycle. The collision threw both men from their bikes and they died at the scene.

FHP says Ramos was wearing a helmet, and Nunes was not.

It wasn't immediately clear if the riders knew each other. The crash remains under investigation.

(© Copyright 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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