MOUNT PLEASANT - A motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision with a sport-utility vehicle Monday night on Route 901 in Schuylkill County, according to state police at Schuylkill Haven.
Authorities would not release the name of the victim Monday night because the next of kin was not yet notified, investigating Trooper Michael Keating said. He also wouldn't release the name of the SUV driver.
The crash occurred at 6:20 p.m. on Route 901 in Foster Township, just north of Mount Pleasant Hose Company and not far from Interstate 81, according to a supervisor at Schuylkill County Communications, Pottsville.
The motorcycle rider, driving a maroon-colored Honda Nighthawk, was heading east on Route 901 and the sport-utility vehicle, a Ford Expedition, was traveling west. The collision occurred in the west-bound lane, Keating said.
Keating would not provide further details Monday night, saying the crash was still under investigation.
Responders included firefighters from Heckscherville, Forestville, South Cass and Minersville, the Minersville ambulance, West Schuylkill ALS and the Schuylkill County Coroner's Office.
Responders requested a medical helicopter when they arrived on scene, but later canceled the call, the communications supervisor said.
Schuylkill County Coroner Joseph Lipsett could not be reached for comment Monday evening.
