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Motorcyclist Dies After Crash With Vehicle: Southbury Police

The accident occurred Friday night when the motorcycle and a vehicle collided with one another, according to police.

 A North Granby man, Mark R. Kibby, 52, of Heather Lane North, died after sustaining serious injuries in an accident on Friday night on Kettletown Road, Southbury police said.
A North Granby man, Mark R. Kibby, 52, of Heather Lane North, died after sustaining serious injuries in an accident on Friday night on Kettletown Road, Southbury police said. (Patch Graphic )

SOUTHBURY, CT — A North Granby man, Mark R. Kibby, 52, of Heather Lane North, died after sustaining serious injuries in an accident on Friday night on Kettletown Road, Southbury police said.

A vehicle was traveling eastbound on Kettletown Road around 7:30 pm. and Kibby, who was on a motorcycle, was traveling southbound on Southford Road, police said. The two vehicles collided in the intersection, police said.

Kibby was thrown from his motorcycle and sustained life-threatening injuries, police said. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. The driver of the vehicle was not injured.

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The State Police CARS Unit responded to reconstruct the accident. This accident remains open for investigation.

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