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Motorcyclist killed in South Philly crash

The accident occurred just before 7:10 p.m. at the intersection of Darien Street and Pattison Avenue.

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A 26-year-old man was fatally injured in a motorcycle crash Friday night in South Philadelphia, police said.

The accident occurred just before 7:10 p.m. at the intersection of Darien Street and Pattison Avenue. The motorcycle was traveling east on Pattison when it made contact with a black Ford Explorer on the westbound side of Pattison turning left onto Darien.

The motorcyclist was taken by medics to Jefferson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:57 p.m. The driver of the SUV, a 17-year-old boy, was not injured. The cause of the accident was under investigation.