Crime & Safety

Montco Man Flung Off Overpass, Killed In Crash: Reports

State police are investigating.

POTTSTOWN, PA — A Montgomery County man was killed after a motorcycle crash threw him off an overpass Monday night in Philadelphia, according to reports.

The incident occurred at around 11 p.m. on the I-95 South off-ramp to I-676 West

Karl Kirschner, 33, of Pottstown, struck a guardrail, according to CBS News and FOX 29.

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Kirschner was flung onto the roadway below, by 2nd and Callowhill streets. He was still wearing his motorcycle helmet when police found him.

He was brought to the hospital, where he later died.

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No other injuries were reported.

State Police are investigating the crash.

With reporting from Patch correspondent Josh Bakan

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