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A rider died Tuesday evening after his motorcycle and a Honda Fit collided at a Newark intersection, officials said. The crash happened around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Broadway and Oriental Street, according to a joint statement from the Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. The motorcyclist, identified Wednesday as 29-year-old Newark resident Christian D. Tavaras, was rushed to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:43 p.m., the agencies said. The driver of the Honda was taken to an area hospital for treatment of non life-threatening injuries, …

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