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Former NFL, Texas RB Cedric Benson Dies at 36 After Motorcycle Crash

Former Texas star and NFL running back Cedric Benson died Saturday after being involved in a motorcycle crash in Austin, Texas.

He was 36.

According to an EMS report obtained by CBS Austin, Benson was one of two people who died in a collision between a minivan and a motorcycle at 10:22 p.m. The report said there was a “vehicle and person on fire” on the scene.

Benson was on the motorcycle with a woman, also in her 30s, who died on the scene. The report said the two other people involved in the crash refused to be seen by medical professionals.