


A motorcyclist died after speeding away from a Barnstable Police officer, crashing into a vehicle Sunday afternoon in Hyannis, according to police.
The Barnstable Police Department patrol officer at around 1:41 p.m. tried to pull over the motorcyclist for a traffic violation on Route 28, near Garden Lane in Hyannis.
The motorcyclist didn’t stop for the officer and fled north onto Bearses Way, police said. Moments later, the motorcyclist crashed into a vehicle on Bearses Way near Enterprise Road.
The motorcyclist was transported to Cape Cod Hospital by a Hyannis Fire Department ambulance, where he was pronounced dead.
The operator of the vehicle struck by the fleeing motorcycle sustained minor injuries in the accident.
The crash is being investigated by the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council Crash Reconstruction Team.