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Motorcycle rider dies after accident in eastern Berks County

It occurred Sunday evening on Route 100 in Bally.

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A Pottstown man died early Monday in Lehigh Valley Hospital near Allentown several hours after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle in Bally.

Robert Snyder, 32, died at 2:20 a.m., according to the Lehigh County coroner’s office.

An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday but the office has already ruled the death an accident. Snyder was the 25th person to die in 2021 due to crashes on Berks County roads.

The crash occurred about 6:15 p.m. Sunday on Route 100 at Fourth Street, officials said. The road was closed for more than four hours.

State police investigated but have not provided information.