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TN man dies in Monroe County motorcycle crash

TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Tennessee man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Monroe County.

75-year-old Philip Bramande of Harriman, Tennessee, crashed his motorcycle on I-80 West in Tobyhanna Township on Wednesday, August 20, around 10:30 a.m., according to police.

Police conducting death investigation in Carbon County

Police say Bramande veered off the roadway for unknown reasons. His motorcycle traveled down a grassy embankment when he was thrown off the vehicle and struck a tree.

Life-saving measures were attempted on scene before Bramande was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono. Bramande was pronounced dead at the hospital.