A 19-year-old man riding an electric unicycle died in a collision with a tractor-trailer on Route 322 Wednesday morning.The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Route 322 and Sheep Hill Road in East Earl Township.”Upon arrival, first responders located an adult male who had been operating an electric unicycle and was fatally injured in the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office,” East Earl Township police said in a statement. “The operator of the tractor‑trailer remained on scene and is cooperating fully with the investigation. No other injuries were reported.”Preliminary investigationThe unicycle rider was heading north on Sheep Hill Road toward Division Highway when he lost control and slid into the eastbound lane of Division Highway, where he was hit and killed by the eastbound tractor-trailer, police said. The crash remains under investigation.Police have not yet released the name of the man who was killed. Route 322 reopensRoute 322 was shut down for about three hours as the Lancaster County Crash Reconstruction Team investigated and documented the scene.The road has since reopened.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.
EAST EARL TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
A 19-year-old man riding an electric unicycle died in a collision with a tractor-trailer on Route 322 Wednesday morning.
The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Route 322 and Sheep Hill Road in East Earl Township.
“Upon arrival, first responders located an adult male who had been operating an electric unicycle and was fatally injured in the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office,” East Earl Township police said in a statement. “The operator of the tractor‑trailer remained on scene and is cooperating fully with the investigation. No other injuries were reported.”
Preliminary investigation
The unicycle rider was heading north on Sheep Hill Road toward Division Highway when he lost control and slid into the eastbound lane of Division Highway, where he was hit and killed by the eastbound tractor-trailer, police said.
The crash remains under investigation.
Police have not yet released the name of the man who was killed.
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Scene of Route 322 crash
Route 322 reopens
Route 322 was shut down for about three hours as the Lancaster County Crash Reconstruction Team investigated and documented the scene.
The road has since reopened.
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Route 322 closed at Route 897
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