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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A collision involving a motorcycle on State Road 54 in Pasco County left the rider dead, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A report by WFTS said the accident happened Saturday afternoon at the intersection with Vandine Road in Wesley Chapel.

The FHP’s investigation found that a 53-year-old Wesley Chapel man was driving a Nissan Rogue west on State Road 54 shortly after 3:30 p.m. when he made a U-turn and entered the path of an eastbound Yamaha YZF-R3 motorcycle.

HUDSON, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol has released details of a fatal motorcycle accident in Pasco County, WFTS reports.

The crash, involving a motorcycle and another vehicle, occurred at an intersection in Hudson on Saturday afternoon.

According to the FHP, the rider of a Harley Davidson motorcycle was going north on Woodbine Drive behind a GMC Sierra that was towing a boat.  When the GMC driver tried to turn left at the intersection with Powderhorn Row, the motorcyclist tried to pass the vehicle and collided with it.

PASCO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a van and a motorcycle were involved in a deadly crash in Pasco County Friday night.

A report by WFLA states the accident happened on US-41 near Five Palms Lane at about 10:10 p.m.  The FHP’s investigation found that a 40-year-old man from Hudson was driving an Oldsmobile van southbound on U.S. 41, and made a left turn at a private driveway.

The van turned in front of a Yamaha motorcycle going north on US-41, resulting in a collision.  THe operator of the motorcycle, a 25-year-old man from Spring Hill, was pronounced dead at the scene.

PASCO COUNTY, FL – A motorcycle and a garbage truck were involved in a fatal crash in Pasco County Monday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

According to a report by Pasco News Online, the collision took place in the area of State Road 54 and Monmouth Drive.  The FHP said the driver of a westbound Waste Management garbage truck was trying to make a turn from SR-54 onto Monmouth Drive and crashed into an eastbound motorcycle.

The motorcycle rider died at the scene.  He was a 51-year-old man from Lutz, authorities said.  The truck driver, a 35-year-old resident of Spring Hill, was not injured.

LAND O’LAKES, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Pasco County on Sunday morning.

Pasco News Online reports the accident happened on Ehren Cutoff near Tower Road in Land O’Lakes.  According to state troopers, a 35-year-old Tampa man was going over the speed limit while riding south on a Yamaha motorcycle and lost control of the bike.

The motorcycle went off the road and hit a utility pole on the shoulder.  The rider, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.