LITCHFIELD - A Carlinville man died at the scene of an accident after a driver struck his motorcycle at 7:48 p.m. on Saturday on Illinois Route 16.

The Montgomery County coroner pronounced Robert Reiher, 49, of Carlinville dead at the scene after he was thrown from the motorcycle, Illinois State Police said.

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A passenger on the motorcycle – Madeline Reiher, 18, of Carlinville – was also thrown from the motorcycle and taken to Saint John’s Hospital in Springfield by ARCH.

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The driver was headed eastbound on Illinois Route 16, State Police said, when the two collided head-on slightly east of Corvette Drive in Litchfield.

The driver of the Chevrolet vehicle was taken to a hospital in Litchfield. State Police said his injuries were not life threatening.

The Illinois State Police continue to investigate the accident.

 

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