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Motorcyclist killed after colliding with fallen tree on Lancaster County highway

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LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. — South Carolina state troopers were investigating a fatal motorcycle crash Thursday night in Lancaster County.

According to the Highway Patrol, the wreck happened just before 8 p.m. on Highway 5 near US 521, five miles north of Lancaster.

Troopers said the rider of a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle was heading east on Highway 5 when he collided with a tree that had fallen across the road.

The rider died at the scene. His name has not been released.

Check back with wsoctv.com for updates on this story.

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