Justice · LBJ TEXpressDallas motorcycle crash: Rider killed on westbound LBJ TEXpressWritten November 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07A motorcyclist lost control, crashed and died on the westbound express lanes.0:12The crash shut the affected LBJ Texpress lanes in Dallas and diverted morning0:17traffic into the main lanes.0:19What caused the rider to lose control and have the express lanes reopened.0:24The rider crashed at Webb Chapel Road on westbound LBJ Texpr.0:28The later diversion sent vehicles into the main lanes past the Midway Road0:32Interchange.0:33One rider died at the scene.0:35Officials hadn't released the rider's identity by early morning.0:39Police say the rider was traveling with a group of other motorcyclists before losing0:44control and crashing.0:45Dallas police responded early Thursday morning.0:49Accident investigators and vehicular crimes detectives were working to determine0:54what led to the crash, and investigators continued working at the site into the0:58morning.0:59Police described the rider losing control, but they haven't explained why that1:03happened.1:05That cause remains the focus of the investigation.1:07At five a.m., crews had diverted all traffic out of the express lanes and into the1:13main lanes past Midway Road.1:15The main lanes carried those diverted vehicles, while investigators worked at the1:20crash site.1:20Officials hoped to reopen the express lanes between six and seven a.m.1:25Thursday.1:26Reopening hasn't been confirmed, so the five a.m.1:29diversion describes the earlier traffic arrangement.1:32It doesn't tell drivers whether they can use the express lanes later in the commute.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
