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Police: Man killed in overnight motorcycle accident in Wakefield

The NYPD says he was ejected from his motorcycle and died at the scene.

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Police say a man was killed in a motorcycle accident overnight in Wakefield.

The NYPD says the motorcyclist was on White Plains Road and East 233rd Street when he struck an elevated train pillar.

He was taken to the hospital where he died.

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