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Motorcyclist dies in crash with concrete mailbox, fence in Marion County

Crash happened on SE 183rd Avenue Road near SE 26th Street

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MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A 43-year-old man was killed early Friday when his motorcycle crashed into a concrete mailbox and fence in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened around 12:20 a.m. on SE 183rd Avenue Road near SE 26th Street.

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According to a crash report, the man was traveling north on SE 183rd Avenue Road when the motorcycle went off the roadway and hit the mailbox and fence.

The motorcyclist, a Silver Springs man, was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers said the man was not wearing a helmet.

No other details were released.


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