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Motorcyclist identified in deadly crash with tractor-trailer on Route 22

Authorities have identified a Monroe County man who died Wednesday as the result of a motorcycle crash on Route 22 in Bethlehem Township.

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Authorities have identified a Monroe County man who died Wednesday as the result of a motorcycle crash on Route 22.

Robert Swain, 29, of Coolbaugh Township, died at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg as the result of multiple traumatic injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said in a release.

Swain was the operator of a motorcycle that hit a tractor-trailer Tuesday at approximately 1:40 p.m. on Route 22 westbound at mile marker 325.1 in Bethlehem Township, the release said.

Authorities have not commented on whether aggressive driving or other factors contributed to the crash.

In addition to the coroner’s office, the Pennsylvania State Police Troop M Bethlehem is investigating.

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