A 21-year-old male mixed martial arts fighter was killed Tuesday when his motorbike collided with a garbage truck in Tokyo's Musashino City.

According to police, the accident occurred around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday at an intersection located in Hachiman-cho. Fuji TV reported that the garbage truck was attempting to make a right turn when it crashed into the motorcycle that was heading straight ahead at the intersection.

Police identified the motorbike rider as Iyori Akiba.

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