Erie man dies as his dirt bike collides with oncoming train in Monroe County: sheriff

ERIE TOWNSHIP (WWJ) An Erie man died when his dirt bike struck a train in Monroe County, sheriffs’ officials said.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened on Saturday, June 14, around 9:27 p.m. at the Norfolk Southern Railroad crossing on Sterns Road near Suder in Erie Township.

Their preliminary investigation revealed Jacob Buchele, 31, was driving his off-road red and blue 2022 Honda CRF-250 dirt bike westbound on Sterns. He came the Norfolk Southern Railroad crossing, where an oncoming train was traveling northbound…

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