WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving an electric bicycle and a van Wednesday afternoon in Franklin Township.

Troopers responded at approximately 3:15 p.m. after receiving a report that a van struck an e-bike. Emergency crews located the crash site just east of Nonpariel Road.

According to a press release, both vehicles — a white 2012 Ford van and a gray Magnum Nomad e-bike — were traveling eastbound when the van hit the bike from behind. The impact forced the e-bike off the right side of the road, ejecting its rider, who landed in the roadway.

The rider, identified as Mervin D. Troyer, 61, of Fredericksburg, was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers said Troyer was not wearing a helmet.

The van’s driver was wearing a seatb

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