UPDATE:
A 36-year-old Benton man was killed Saturday night when he lost control of a motorcycle on Interstate 30 in downtown Little Rock and hit a light pole, police said.
Roger D. Turner was riding a 2012 Suzuki motorcycle east on the highway near Sixth Street when the wreck happened shortly after 7 p.m.
Police said Turner's motorcycle hit a light pole on the concrete divider between the eastbound and westbound lanes. He died at the scene.
Conditions at the time of the single-vehicle crash were said to be clear and dry.
The wreck caused a significant backup in both directions of the highway while crews investigated. Emergency vehicles were preparing to leave the scene shortly before 10 p.m.
The death was the 127th in a traffic crash on Arkansas roads so far this year, according to preliminary figures.
EARLIER:
One person was reported killed in a collision involving a motorcycle Saturday night on a busy stretch of Interstate 30 in downtown Little Rock.
Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said he had little information on the crash Saturday night, but that it happened around 7 p.m. near the 6th Street exit and that one fatality was reported.
He said a motorcycle was involved in the crash, though it wasn't clear if the person who died was riding that vehicle.
The wreck caused a significant backup in both directions of the highway. Emergency vehicles were preparing to leave the scene shortly before 10 p.m.