A motorcycle and a tractor trailer collided, killing the rider...

A motorcycle and a tractor trailer collided, killing the rider of the motorcycle. The accident occurred on the westbound Long Island Expressway service road and an access road between a Target store and Sam's Club in Medford. (May 6, 2011) Credit: Christopher Sabella

Suffolk County police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident Friday on the westbound service road of the Long Island Expressway in Medford.

Police said a motorcycle crashed into a tractor trailer. There was one fatality, but police did not identify the victim.

The accident happened around 7:10 p.m. between exits 64 and 65 on the service road.

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