MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A motorcyclist died Friday morning after he collided with a bear on a road in Marion County, state troopers said.
The crash happened just after 11 p.m. at the intersection of State Road 40 and State Road 19 near the Ocala National Forest.
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Investigators said the man hit the bear in the westbound lane and flew off his motorcycle.
He later died at the hospital.
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Troopers said the man was not wearing a helmet.
Investigators said the bear also died following the crash.
No other details were available.
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