HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP, PA : Motorcyclist identified in fatal Lehigh County crash on Sunday, February 19th 2017

A 32-year-old man from New Tripoli has died following a motorcycle crash in Lehigh County, according to police and the county coroner.

Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim said John D. Watt died as a result of head injuries suffered in an accident shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday along the 6300 block of Hunsicker Road, about a half-mile east of Route 309 in Heidelberg Township.State police at Bethlehem said Watt, while riding a Kawasaki KZ1100 without a helmet, inexplicably lost control of his motorcycle while heading west on Hunsicker Road and was thrown off the bike, striking a tree.

The motorcycle also struck a tree, and the impact caused a fuel-tank rupture that led to a brush fire.

Deputy Coroner Jason T. Smith pronounced Watt dead at 4:58 p.m., police said.

Germansville firefighters and Northern Valley EMS assisted, according to police.

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Motorcyclist identified in fatal Lehigh County crash