Crime & Safety

A Fatal Motorcycle Accident Occurred Along An On-Ramp To U.S. Route 422 Last Week

A motorcyclist was killed after crashing his bike on an on-ramp to U.S. Route 422 in western Montgomery County late last week.

LOWER POTTSGROVE, PA — A motorcyclist was reportedly killed late last week after he crashed his bike on an on-ramp to U.S. Route 422 in this western Montgomery County town.

The accident happened last Friday just west of Armand Hammer Boulevard when a man attempting to enter the highway got his motorcycle's tires caught in rumble strips on the on-ramp, causing him to skid for about 200 feet before getting thrown under a guardrail, according to a report on Channel 69 News in the Lehigh Valley.

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