Bristol Man Killed, Second Injured In Crash Near Poconos – LevittownNow.com

A Bristol man was killed and another injured Sunday morning when a driver traveling the wrong way on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike struck two motorcycles.

The crash took place around 9:09 a.m. in Washington Township, Lehigh County, according to Pennsylvania State Police Troop T Pocono Station.

A 24-year-old woman from Perth Amboy, N.J., driving a 2019 Honda HRV southbound in the northbound lanes and collided with two motorcycles that were part of a group of six, troopers said.

A 50-year-old man from Bristol, who was operating a 2016 Harley Davidson, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 24-year-old Bristol man was injured in the wreck, state police said.

The wounded man was treated at the scene by Northern Valley Emergency Medical Services before being transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, state police said.

The driver of the Honda sustained minor injuries.

Northbound traffic on the turnpike was detoured at the Lehigh Valley exit, and access to the northbound lanes from State Route 22 was closed. Southbound lanes remained open.

The scene was cleared by 1:20 p.m., and all lane restrictions were lifted.

The Pennsylvania State Police Troop T Pocono Station is continuing to investigate the crash.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact the station at 570-443-9511 and reference incident number PA2025-379419.

The Troop M Criminal Investigation Unit, Troop M Forensic Services Unit, Troop M Collision Analysis Reconstruction Unit, Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission assisted at the scene.

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