Belleville, IL : Motorcyclist killed in crash with semi in Southern Illinois on Tuesday, 12th June 2018

A 56-year-old motorcyclist died early Tuesday morning after a tractor-trailer rear ended it on Interstate 57 about 10 miles north of Effingham in Cumberland County.

George P. Varvitsiotes, of Newnan, was riding a 2008 Harley Davidson Motorcycle north on I-57 when a semi rear ended the bike, according to a press release from Illinois State Police. Both vehicles went off the road way.

The Cumberland County Coroner pronounced Varvitsiotes dead at the scene of the accident.


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Motorcyclist killed in crash with semi in Southern Illinois