Motorcyclist killed in crash on Girard Avenue

Saturday, August 25, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A motorcyclist is dead after an overnight crash in the Mantua section of Philadelphia.

It happened around 12:20 a.m. Saturday at 38th and Girard.
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According to police, the 25-year-old motorcyclist was traveling westbound on Girard approaching the entrance to I-76 when, for an unknown reason, he lost control.

The motorcyclist slid on the roadway and hit the bumper of a GMC with his body.

The bike also slid but never hit the GMC, police say.

The name of the person killed has not been released.
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The person inside the GMC was not hurt.



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