PHILIP A. HOLMES/Sun-Gazette The city intersection of Market and Packer streets was closed to traffic for just over three hours following the fatal crash that occurred late Monday afternoon.

A motorcyclist was killed in a three-vehicle accident that occurred at Market and Packer streets about 5:40 p.m. Monday, city police confirmed.

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Among the several departments that assisted city police at the fatal motorcycle crash scene were employees the state Department of Transportation, whose truck is at right.

The cyclist, whose identity was expected to be released once family members were notified, was traveling north on Market Street when his cycle and a Buick LaCrosse collided, police said.

The southbound car’s driver had pulled out in front of the cyclist from Packer Street, police said.

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A Buick LaCrosse, involved in Monday’s fatal motorcycle crash at Market and Packer streets in the city, is towed from the scene.

Following the impact, the cyclist was ejected and thrown about 75 feet, landing in the southbound lane, where he was run over by a southbound Honda CRV, whose driver was unable to stop, police said.

City firefighters, police and UPMC Williamsport paramedics rushed to the scene. The cyclist, a man in his 30s, was quickly loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital’s emergency room, where he was pronounced dead about 6:20 p.m., according to a deputy county coroner.

Assisting police at the crash scene were state police accident reconstructionists as well as employees from the state Department of Transportation and the city’s Streets and Parks Department.

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State police accident reconstructionists vehicles parked in a lot near fatal Market Street crash on Monday night.

Motorists were detoured around the crash site until investigators completed their work at the scene about 9 p.m. The Buick the Honda and the motorcycle were towed to the police department’s impound lot as the investigation continues.

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Lighting provided by a city fire truck was a great help to city police as they gathered evidence at Monday’s fatal motorcycle accident on Market Street.