Fatal motorcycle crash shuts down road in West Chester Twp.

A fatal crash at West Chester Road and Ridgemont Drive has shut down West Chester Road just east of U.S. 42.

The crash happened around 4:45 p.m., dispatchers said. It involved a motorcycle that became trapped under a vehicle, according to scanner traffic.

The Butler County Coroner’s Office is heading to the scene.

A medic on scene is treating the driver of the vehicle for injuries suffered in the crash.

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Eric covers the city of Hamilton for Journal-News.com. His previous work includes reporting on southern Montgomery County for the Dayton Daily News. He has been part of the Cox First Media reporting team since 2005. He is a graduate of Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.