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19 year old Fairmont man dies after motorcycle crash

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A 19-year-old Fairmont man has died as a result of a Tuesday motorcycle accident in Marion County.

Richard “Reggie” Eugene Watkins was traveling on his motorcycle Tuesday afternoon when he collided with a semi-truck at the intersection of Industrial Park Road and Vankirk Drive. The crash occurred at approximately 2:40 p.m.

No one else was injured in the collision.

Crews are still working to reconstruct the accident and have not yet determined a cause.





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