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Man dies in crash involving motorcycle in York County Tuesday morning

The crash occurred Tuesday morning at the intersection of Davidsburg Road and West Canal Road at 6:11 a.m., police said.
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YORK COUNTY, Pa. — A York County man died in a multi-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle Tuesday morning in Dover Township, police said.

The crash occurred at 6:11 a.m. at the intersection of Davidsburg Road and West Canal Road, according to Northern York County Regional Police..

A 2011 Volkswagen Jetta was traveling north on Davidsburg Road when it made a left turn onto westbound West Canal Road. The turn took the vehicle into the path of a 2000 Suzuki motorcycle, which struck the Jetta, police said.

The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at York Hospital by the York County Coroner's Office after emergency lifesaving measures at the scene proved unsuccessful. 

The victim was 63-year-old David Swords, of Dover, according to the coroner. His cause of death was ruled blunt force injures of torso and the manner accidental.

The driver of the Volkswagen was a 25-year-old Carlisle man whose identity was not released by police.

The crash remains under investigation, police said. Anyone who might have witnessed the crash or has any information to help the investigation is asked to contact the Northern York County Regional Police Department at 717.467.TELL or tips@nycrpd.org.

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