A Berks County man died Monday afternoon after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a dump truck on Route 322 at the Route 222 southbound on-ramp in Ephrata Township, police said.
Jordan Horst, 25, of Sinking Springs, was taken to Lancaster General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Ephrata Police said the accident happened around 4:30 p.m. when Horst was eastbound on Route 322 with a truck that had turned left from Route 322 onto the Route 222 southbound on-ramp, according to Ephrata Police Sgt. Philip Snavely.
The dump truck driver was identified as James Ludwig, 39, of York Springs. Ludwig was not injured in the crash, police said.
Because the accident is still under investigation, Snavely said it is not known whether speed was a factor or if the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Anyone who witnessed the wreck is asked to contact Ephrata Police at 738-9200.
Ephrata police were assisted at the scene by Ephrata Ambulance, Pioneer Fire Department, Ephrata Medic 4, Ephrata Fire Police and East Cocalico police.
Police across the county reported several other accidents recently, including:
• A Manheim woman was injured Monday afternoon when state police said she lost control of her vehicle on a sharp curve along Mount Joy Road in Rapho Township and crashed into an embankment.
Sherry A. Newcomer's vehicle then spun into a field and rolled over, police said. The 41-year-old woman was taken to Lancaster General Hospital for treatment of injuries, troopers said.
• Shortly after 10 a.m. Monday, Clay Township Police were called to a three-vehicle accident in the 2400 block of West Main Street near Clay Road.
Gao Yang, 21, of East Church Street, Stevens, pulled out from a driveway colliding with a car driven by Karen Stoltzfus, 24, of Miller Street, Strasburg, and then crashing into a truck driven by Rick Hoffner, 46, Pleasure Road, Lancaster.
Stoltzfus and a child passenger in her car were taken to Ephrata Community Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said.
• A Lancaster man was seriously injured Sunday evening, police said, when he struck a car in front of him that was stopped and attempting to merge onto Route 30 west at Druid Hill Road.
Anthony Garcia, 38, struck the car in front of him, driven by Harold Louv, 40, Marietta, then lost control of his vehicle and crashed into an embankment.
Garcia was taken to Lancaster General Hospital where he was admitted in serious condition to the trauma unit, police said.
• Scott A. Weinstein, 39, of Manheim, was injured Sunday morning around 11 a.m. when state police said the car he was driving on Route 772 west of Crystal Drive, left the road and hit a utility pole, flipped over and hit another car driven by Boonmee Kheuangthirath, 66, of Manheim.
Weinstein's car ignited, state police said, rescue personnel extinguished the fire and took Weinstein to Lancaster General Hospital.
On Saturday evening, a horse-drawn buggy, driven by Samuel Stoltzfus, 18, Mount Joy, pulled out from a driveway in the 3500 block of Marietta Avenue, and collided with a parked car owned by Donald Lenox, Lancaster.
Police said the horse had become excited and crashed into the car. There were no injuries and minor damage to both vehicles.
Staff writer Janet Kelley can be reached at jkelley@LNPnews.com or 481-6026.
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