A Manchester man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 293 southbound on Monday.

At 2:24 p.m. State Troopers assigned to the Troop B barracks responded to a reported crash at 2:24 p.m.

Police said in a press release that the motorcycle, a 2009 Harley-Davidson, was traveling south in the area of Exit 6 when he failed to negotiate a left turn along the road. The motorcyclist, identified as Matthew R. Alosa, 59, lost control of the motorcycle and it went off the right side of the road and entered a wooded area, where it came to a stop.

Alosa was pronounced dead at the scene by members of the Manchester Fire Department.

During the investigation, the right lane of I-293 southbound and the on-ramp from Eddy Road to I-293 southbound were shut down. Both were reopened just before 5:30

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