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WILKES-BARRE — Police are investigating a weekend accident that turned deadly.

Richard W. Mills Sr., 63, of Wilkes-Barre, died Tuesday from multiple traumatic injuries, Luzerne County Coroner Frank Hacken said. There was no autopsy, Hacken said Wednesday.

Mills was operating a motorized bicycle and hit a vehicle at the intersection of Mallory Place and Stanley Street, police said.

Wilkes-Barre City Police Department Chief Joseph Coffay said the coroner notified the department that Mills had died from injuries suffered in the accident.

Mills’ obituary appears on page 4A.

— Staff Report