Police: Motorcycle crash kills 2 pedestrians in Galveston

GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- Two pedestrians are dead after two people on a motorcycle slammed into them right outside the San Luis Resort in Galveston.

The two motorcycle riders were rushed to UTMB in critical condition after the accident on Seawall Boulevard near 53rd Street.

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This tragic accident comes at the same time thousands are expected on Galveston Island for the Lone Star Rally, the largest motorcycle rally in North America.

Jubebe Kemp, of Houston, said he and his wife decided to come to the rally for the very first time this weekend.

While Kemp says he doesn't expect the accident to damper the festival-like atmosphere on the island, he thinks it will be on people's mind.

"Nothing like this should happen," Kemp says. "A lot of people are saying a bunch of different things about what happened, but it's not a good thing to see bodies laying in the middle of the street."

Sgt. Coward said the accident should serve as a reminder to everyone to be careful during the rally.

Police say while many aspects of the case are still being investigated, it was determined that the motorcycle was traveling westbound on Seawall Blvd and the pedestrians were attempting to cross the street from the north side of Seawall Blvd toward the beach. While the pedestrians were crossing at an unprotected area of the roadway, they were stuck by the motorcycle in the lane of traffic. Investigators are still trying to determine if the vehicle's speed was a mitigating factor in the collision but it is believed at this time that alcohol was not a contributing factor.

No charges have been filed at this time.