Crime & Safety
Man Fell Off Bike Before Getting Run Over, Killed In South Jersey: Police
Multiple vehicles struck the biker while he was lying in the roadway, authorities said.
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ — No charges are expected after a man fell off his bicycle and was fatally struck by two vehicles Thursday night in Gloucester County, police said.
The crash happened shortly before 9 p.m. at the intersection of the Black Horse Pike (Route 42) at Berlin-Cross Keys Road in Monroe Township.
A 39-year-old Glassboro man fell off his bike while trying to cross the Black Horse Pike from the eastbound side of Cross Keys Road, police said.
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As the biker laid in the southbound travel lane, he was struck by a 2002 Chrysler minivan and then a 2023 Honda CRV that were traveling down the Black Horse Pike, authorities said.
The biker was pronounced dead at the scene. Police withheld his name on Friday.
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No charges are currently pending for the drivers, who both remained on-location, police said.
The crash remains under investigation. Witnesses can contact Monroe Township Police Ptl. Dacoda Leech by calling 856-728-9800 ext. 567 or emailing dleech@monroetwppd.org.
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