A motorcyclist was killed Thursday morning after crashing into a tractor-trailer on the George Washington Bridge.
Motorcyclist killed in George Washington Bridge crash
The crash occurred around 5:19 a.m. Oct. 22 on the upper level of the bridge’s eastbound span, near the Washington Heights side of the Trans-Manhattan Expressway, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said.
Port Authority police, New York City Fire Department personnel and Port Authority Tunnel and Bridge agents responded to the scene. FDNY firefighters pronounced the motorcyclist dead.
The motorcyclist has not been identified. The tractor-trailer driver was uninjured, officials said.
George Washington Bridge traffic delays
One left lane on the upper level eastbound has reopened, the Port Authority said, but traffic delays are still possible.
The crash comes after another
incident on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge ended in a fatal shooting.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Motorcyclist killed in George Washington Bridge crash
