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On Saturday, June 24 at 10:16PM, the Marion Police Department and Marion Fire/EMS responded to a motorcycle crash on Route 6 in the area of Hermitage Road. The male operator was pronounced dead at the scene.
Route 6 was closed in both directions for about three hours while the crash was being investigated. Mass DOT assisted the Marion Police at the scene.
The initial investigation indicates that the motorcycle was traveling east on Route 6 and struck the sidewalk curb on the eastbound side on the road then struck a utility police. There were no other vehicles involved in the crash. The operator was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Police are withholding the identify of the victim pending family notification.
