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Driver killed in Lackawanna County crash is identified

The victim was a 23-year-old man from Luzerne County.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Note: The above video is from an earlier story.

State police at Dunmore have identified a 23-year-old Luzerne County motorcyclist killed Saturday in a crash in Spring Brook Township.

Ryan Ayers, of Kingston, collided with a pick-up truck on Springbrook Avenue just west of Kilmer Road around 2 p.m. on Saturday. Ayers had been navigating a right curve in the road when his motorcycle hit a pick-up heading in the opposite direction, state police said.

Ayers died at the scene of the crash. First responders unsuccessfully tried to resuscitate him.

The pick-up truck's driver, a 21-year-old man from Ashley, was unharmed, state police said.

Part of Springbrook Avenue shut down for hours after the crash.

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