State police continue to probe the early Sunday morning crash.
SPRINGFIELD – Speed is believed to be a factor in a collision between two motorcycles on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Natick early Sunday that took the life of a 40-year-old city man and injured another man, also from Springfield.
Dewayne C. Holmes was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash which occurred about 1:30 a.m., Sgt. Michael Popovics said.
The second motorcyclist, Robert Cephus, 39, was taken to MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, where he was treated and released.
Popovics said the crash occurred as the two motorcyclists rode side-by-side in the far right lane. “At one point, the two motorcycles made contact,” said Popovics, adding that the crash remains under investigation.
Both of the riders were ejected and one of the riderless motorcycles went on to strike a 2007 Infinity. The driver of that vehicle was not injured.
Holmes was riding a 2008 Suzuki GSX 130 and Cephas was riding a 2006 Suzuki GSX 130.