Person killed in Kingsbury motorcycle crash

A person has died in a Kingsbury motorcycle crash.

The motorcycle went off the road around 7 p.m. Thursday evening and down an embankment near State Route 149 and County Route 43, investigators said.

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The driver, 20-year-old Alex Vega of South Glens Falls, was traveling west on State Route 149 with two other motorcyclists.

As Vega rounded a bend in the roadway he lost control of the motorcycle, went off the side of the roadway, and was thrown from the bike.

He was taken to Glens Falls Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A portion of the roadway was closed as the accident was investigated.

The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation.