Motorcycle Accident - Kawasaki

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Illinois Man Killed In Motorcycle Accident

Shazad Haider, 37, of Huntley, Illinois, was killed on Tuesday evening when he crashed his 2003 Kawasaki motorcycle on Little River Road.

Haider was heading west on the road when he lost control of his motorcycle, failed to negotiate a curve, and collided with a rock wall. He was riding with three other friends when the accident occurred. A motorist stopped at the accident scene and began CPR on Haider, but was unable to revive him.

Rangers were on scene within 15 minutes and were joined by county deputies. Haider was taken by ambulance to Blount Memorial Hospital, but was pronounced dead before arriving there.

[Submitted by Nancy Gray, Public Affairs Officer