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Bristol police identify rider killed in motorcycle crash on Route 6

NBC Connecticut

Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in Bristol.

It happened on Route 6 around 12 a.m.

Officers were on patrol in the area when two motorcycles went past a sergeant at a high rate of speed, according to police.

The sergeant turned around to attempt to stop them and noticed one of the motorcycles had crashed, police said.

The operator, later identified as 27-year-old Patrick McCool, of Plymouth, was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to call Bristol police at (860) 584-3038.

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