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One man killed in motorcycle crash in Washington County

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WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) - A man is dead after his motorcycle collided with the side of a tractor-trailer in Washington County. 

According to information provided by the Washington County Coroner, 60-year-old Joesph Smetanka Jr. was driving east on Route 40 in Amewell Township just after 9:30 on Saturday night when he had a head-on collision with the side of a tractor-trailer that was making a left into the westbound lanes. 

Smetanka was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. 

He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the crash. 

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