LEHIGH COUNTY, PA. (THECOUNT) — Brandon Walbert, of New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Tuesday morning motorcycle crash in Lehigh County.

Walbert, 29, was killed in a single-motorcycle crash in Lynn Township Tuesday morning.

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According to reports, Walbert was operating a motorcycle on PA-143, Kings Highway, near Allemaengel Rd in Kempton, when for unknown reasons, the bike crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. The bike then came into contact with a cement culvert.

Walbert was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Lehigh County is a county located in the Lehigh Valley region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 349,497. Its county seat is Allentown, the state’s third-largest city behind Philadelphia and Pittsburgh – Wikipedia.