Associated Press - May 4, 2009 1:45 PM ET

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) - Columbus police are investigating a collision that killed a 48-year-old motorcyclist from Norfolk and injured his passenger - his wife.

Police say Leslie Klug was killed yesterday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a car at a city intersection.

Klug's wife, 45-year-old Melody Klug, was first taken to Columbus Community Hospital in critical condition, then flown by helicopter to Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Twenty-year-old Thomas Jaixen of Platte Center, who was driving the car, was not hurt.

Police say alcohol and drugs are not suspected in the accident.

Information from: Columbus Telegram, http://www.columbustelegram.com/news/

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