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STURGIS, S.D. – Authorities have recorded four fatalities during this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
The rally began Aug. 6 and concludes Sunday. The state Department of Safety data shows two deaths occurred on Saturday, one when a 66-year-old man lost control of his motorcycle in Sturgis and hit a curb, the other when a driver failed to negotiate a curve on U.S. Highway 14A just east of Sturgis.
A 46-year-old female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. Saturday also saw five crashes involving serious injuries, bringing the total number of injury crashes during the rally to 60.
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