FREDERICKTOWN, Ohio — A 52-year-old Mansfield woman died early Sunday afternoon in a Vespa motorcycle accident on Ohio 95.
Bridgette Murray was riding as a passenger on the Vespa around 12:25 p.m. when the accident occurred. A 70-year-old Plymouth woman was operating the motorcycle and lost control, veering off the right side of the roadway.
Both women were ejected from the vehicle. Emergency crews transported Murray and the driver to Ohio Health in Mansfield, where Murray succumbed to injuries and was pronounced dead.
The 70-year-old driver sustained serious injuries in the accident.
The accident occurred on a stretch of Ohio 95 in Knox County with no other vehicles involved.
State troopers continue to investigate the cause of the accident.