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Swiss rocker killed in crash on Nevada interstate
By KEN RITTER (AP) – 4 hours ago

LAS VEGAS — Authorities in Nevada say Swiss rock band member Steve Lee was killed when a tractor-trailer skidded into his motorcycle on a wet highway northwest of Las Vegas.

Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Joseph Fackrell said Wednesday the crash happened about 5:15 p.m. PDT Tuesday, after 47-year-old Stefan Alois Lee and a group of at least eight other motorcyclists pulled to the side of Interstate 15 to put on rain clothing.

Fackrell tells The Associated Press the semitrailer swerved before hitting a parked Harley-Davidson motorcycle that hit Lee.

Fackrell says drugs, alcohol and speed did not appear to be factors in the crash.

Lee was frontman for the band Gotthard. He died at the scene, about 63 miles north of Las Vegas and 10 miles south of Mesquite.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

GENEVA (AP) — The manager of Swiss rock band Gotthard says frontman Steve Lee has been killed in a highway accident in the United States.

Jan Bayati of German music management company Bottom Row says 48-year-old Lee died Tuesday in Nevada after a semitrailer crashed into a group of motorcycles on a slippery road.

Gotthard is one of Switzerland's most successful bands, selling millions of albums and having played alongside Deep Purple, Whitesnake and Bon Jovi.

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