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Poconos Motorcyclist Fatally Struck By Septic Truck, Troopers Say
A Monroe County motorcyclist died after losing control of his bike and being hit by a septic truck on a Chestnuthill Township road, say state police.
It happened on Saturday, May 13 around 3:20 p.m., troopers wrote in a release. The motorcyclist, an unnamed 26-year-old Stroudsburg resident, was headed south on Route 715 when he lost control and skidded into the northbound lane, authorities said.
During the slide, he was separated from the bike, which hit traveled off the road and hit a tree before skidding back into the southbound lane, the release says. The motorcyclist, meanwh…