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SLOCUM TWP. — A Nanticoke man died and a Wilkes-Barre man suffered serious injuries when two motorcycles collided on Nuangola Road earlier this week.
State police at Shickshinny said Tedd O. Eldridge, 43, operating a 2001 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail, was traveling north on Nuangola Road and was struck by a 2008 Kawasaki Ninja, operated by Christopher J. Malys, 23, at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Malys was traveling south and crossed into the northbound lane of Nuangola Road while negotiating a curve, state police said.
Eldridge and Malys were transported to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township. Eldridge died at the hospital, state police said.