All mainlanes of East Freeway WB at Federal reopened after 2nd motorcyclist killed in crash today

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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A motorcyclist was killed after being involved in a wreck along the East Freeway westbound on Tuesday.

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The Houston Police Department confirmed the fatal crash happened just before 3 p.m., blocking all mainlanes of I-10 westbound at Federal, which were reopened by 6 p.m.

HPD said the incident involved two separate vehicles, though it's unclear how the motorcyclist died.

Drivers are urged to seek alternate routes as authorities investigate the crash.

This is the second incident involving a motorcyclist killed in a crash on Tuesday. A 20-year-old man on a blue Kawasaki motorcycle hit the back of two cars after riding in between two lanes on US-59.

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Houston police are investigating a deadly crash along the Southwest Freeway involving a motorcycle and SUV Tuesday morning.