Motorcyclist killed in crash with minivan in Ohio

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RICHLAND COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) — A motorcyclist died in a crash on State Route 96 Saturday afternoon, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.

Shortly after 4 p.m., officers were called to the area of ​​Ganges Five Points Road in Franklin Township for a report of a crash involving a Harley-Davidson and a minivan. The 45-year-old driver of the motorcycle was found on the side of the road and taken to Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, OSHP said.

Upon further investigation, police determined that the 38-year-old driver of the Dodge Grand Caravan was traveling north on Ganges Five Points Road when he “failed to yield at a stop sign and was struck by the motorcyclist in the intersection.”

No other injuries were reported in the accident and the investigation is ongoing.

The motorcyclist was identified as Paul Huffman of Shiloh.