A motorcyclist has died after being involved in a police chase in Honey Brook Township, Chester County Thursday afternoon.
According to police, emergency crews responded at about 5 p.m. along Chestnut Tree Road and Horseshoe Pike after a motorcyclist, that was being chased by officers, crashed into a car.
Law enforcement officials have provided no information yet on why officers were in pursuit of the motorcycle.
After the crash, the motorcyclist was given CPR at the scene, but was later pronounced dead, according to a coroner.
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Early reports say there were two people in the car that was struck by the motorcycle. They sustained minor injuries in the crash, officials said.
At about 9 p.m., Horseshoe Pike (Rt. 322), between Chestnut Tree Road and Birdell Road, reopened after the incident.
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