SHESHEQUIN TWP., BRADFORD CO. (WOLF) — A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed Friday evening in a crash with a tractor-trailer in Bradford County.
Pennsylvania State Police say the crash happened around 6:31 p.m. Friday, August 28, on Sheshequin Road, south of Goose Hollow Road in Sheshequin Township.
According to the crash report, 52-year-old Matthew J. Shellenhamer of Lititz was driving a Kenworth tractor-trailer north on Sheshequin Road while 20-year-old Levent K. Van Helden of Towanda was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle south.
Troopers say Shellenhamer attempted to make a left turn in front of the motorcycle, resulting in a collision.
Police say the tractor-trailer continued a short distance before coming to a controlled stop facing west on a dirt road off Sheshequin Road. The motorcycle came to an uncontrolled stop in the southbound lane.
Van Helden was pronounced dead at the scene. State police say he was wearing a motorcycle helmet.
Shellenhamer was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation by Pennsylvania State Police in Towanda.