Motorcyclist dead after crash in Colden

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and a car Monday night in the Town of Colden, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Deputies said they responded to a report of a crash around 8 p.m. at 7491 Center St., where they found a motorcycle down with the operator appearing to have been thrown from the bike. The motorcyclist, identified as 41-year-old Colden resident Steven Morrissey, was transported to Bertrand Chaffee Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

The operator of the sedan also involved in the crash remained at the scene, and neither he nor his passengers were injured, according to deputies.

An investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

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