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Carlisle man dies in motorcycle crash

Polices say the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Police say a 76-year-old Carlisle man died on Wednesday after a motorcycle crash in Lower Frankford Township.

The man was traveling eastbound along the 300 block of Opossum Lake Road when he under-compensated at a curve, left the roadway, struck a ditch, and then a utility pole, before he came to a final rest on the westbound shoulder, police say.

The man, who was not wearing a helmet nor safety glasses, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the police report.

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