Motorcyclist dead, driver injured after Tampa crash: Police

A motorcyclist is dead and a pickup truck driver was taken to the hospital after a crash on Fowler Avenue in Tampa Monday evening. 

The Tampa Police Department said the fatal crash happened in the 2200 block of East Fowler Avenue. Officers said a motorcycle struck a Chevy pickup truck. 

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Once police were on scene, they provided emergency first aid to the motorcyclist, but they did die. According to TPD, the driver of the pickup truck was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

The eastbound lanes of Fowler Avenue were closed off between North 22nd Street and North 30th Street. Officer were asking drivers to use a different route while they investigated the crash. 

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