A 57-year-old Mount Joy-area man lost his life in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon in western Lancaster County.
David Lee Fox Sr., of 454 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy, was killed when his motorcycle struck several trees in the 200 block of Longenecker Road in East Donegal Township, Susquehanna Regional Police said.
According to an initial police report released today, Fox was driving his motorcycle westbound along Longenecker Road just before 2 p.m. Saturday.
As he approached a curve near Chiques Creek, police said, he crossed into the opposite lane of travel while passing another motorcycle, but then lost control of the motorcycle and struck the trees alongside the road.
Fox, who was the only passenger on the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the scene by a deputy Lancaster County coroner, police said.
The accident remains under investigation, police said.
Along with Susquehanna Regional Police, members of Fire Department Mount Joy and the Northwest Investigative Crash Team assisted at the scene of the accident.
An autopsy is to be performed to determine the cause of death.
Susquehanna Regional police could not be reached today for further information on the accident.
Fox's death was the 11th in the county so far in 2008.
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