Obama Motorcade Rider Killed By Truck

A police motorbike rider preparing to close a road for President Obama's motorcade is struck by a truck and killed. The officer died in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday at around 4.45pm local time.

He was about to shut down Interstate 95 by the 45th Street exit when he was hit by a Ford F-150, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's spokeswoman Teri Barbera.

He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.