The operator of a motorcycle was killed Monday afternoon in...

The operator of a motorcycle was killed Monday afternoon in a collision with a pickup on East Woodside Avenue near Sawgrass Drive in North Bellport, Suffolk County police said. (Nov. 7, 2011) Credit: Robert Garofalo

The operator of a motorcycle was killed Monday afternoon in a collision with a pickup on East Woodside Avenue near Sawgrass Drive in North Bellport, Suffolk County police said.

The accident was reported at 3:26 p.m., a police spokeswoman said, and East Woodside Avenue was closed in both directions as the accident was investigated.

The driver of the pickup was hospitalized. His condition was not known.

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