SPPD: Motorcyclist suffered medical episode before fatal crash on Gandy Blvd.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A 73-year-old man was killed Sunday afternoon in a motorcycle crash, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department. 

It happened around 10:30 a.m. on Gandy Blvd. North near the I-275 ramp. 

Officers say the man suffered a medical episode, lost control and crashed into a Honda Civic. 

He was taken to an area hospital where he died. No one else was injured. 

The crash closed Gandy Boulevard for several hours, but it has since reopened. 

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