A Berks County man died Sunday afternoon in a crash in Lehigh County.
Michael Silvers, 44, of Hereford was riding a motorcycle that was involved in a crash with another vehicle about 12:50 p.m. at the intersection of Beverly Hills Road and Sheridan Road in Lower Milford Township, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in a news release.
Silvers was pronounced dead about 1:45 p.m. at the scene of the accident. His cause of death was blunt-force trauma to the head, with the manner accidental.
State police said the motorcycle and a sedan were both traveling on Beverly Hills Road, and that Silvers tried passing the sedan on the left. The sedan turned left and the motorcycle hit the left side of it, according to authorities.
It was the second fatal motorcycle crash in the Lehigh Valley over the weekend. On Saturday, one motorcyclist was killed and another seriously injured in a collision in Lower Mount Bethel Township. Authorities said Chad Hess, 46, of Bangor lost control of his motorcycle, crossed into the northbound lane of Route 611 and crashed into another motorcycle driven by John T. Gurski, 50, of Bangor. Hess was declared dead at the scene.