St. Louis man dies in motorcycle crash in Jefferson County

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A 70-year-old man from St. Louis died Saturday afternoon after a motorcycle crash in Jefferson County.

Missouri State Highway Patrol said the incident happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Missouri Route 21 near mile marker 180.2.

The man was driving a motorcycle northbound on Route 21 when he changed lanes from the right to the left. The motorcycle went off the left side of the road and slid sideways before overturning and hitting a tree. The man was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene.