EDISON – State police are continuing to investigate an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike that killed a motorcyclist from Pennsylvania early Sunday morning.
State police are continuing to investigate an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike that killed a motorcyclist from Pennsylvania early Sunday morning.
State troopers responded to a motor vehicle accident at 3:56 a.m. Aug. 17 on the New Jersey Turnpike south outer roadway, milepost 84.6, said New Jersey State Staff Sgt. Charles Marchan on Sunday.
Based on a preliminary investigation, a GMC cargo van was traveling south on the outer roadway when a 39-year-old man from Bristol, Pennsylvania, operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle, struck the GMC in the rear, Marchan said.
“As a result of the crash, the driver of the motorcycle was ejected and sustained fatal injuries,” he said.
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Identification of the deceased is pending next of kin notification.
The accident remains under investigation, and no additional information is available at this time, Marchan said.
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