TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – A motorcyclist was killed Monday afternoon after being involved in an accident with another motor vehicle. The crash occurred just after 5:30 p.m. near westbound Route 55 at the intersection of Manchester Circle. The motorcycle rider was trapped under another vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Arlington Fire Department personnel worked to extricate the rider from under the vehicle and the westbound lanes of Haight Avenue were closed while police investigated the fatal crash.