The Whitehall Township and Hanover Township, Lehigh County, communities are mourning the loss of a young man.

Jayden J. Sanchez, of Whitehall, was pronounced dead 8:11 p.m. Sept. 30 in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, Bethlehem, following a three-vehicle accident Sept. 30 in Allen Township, according to an Oct. 1 news release from the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office and Forensic Center. An autopsy was to be completed Oct. 2 to assist in determining the cause of death.

Sanchez, 20, was a former member of Whitehall Fire Department and a current firefighter with Han-Le-Co Volunteer Fire Company No. 1.

“The company extends its condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time,” Will Hummell, acting Han-Le-Co fire chief, said in a news release posted to social media.

The Whitehall Fire Department will be selling memorial shirts (cash only) during the Haunted Hayrides in the Parkway program Oct. 9 and 10.

Online sales will also be available. Visit the Whitehall Fire Department — Haunted Parkway Facebook page to get the link to order.

A MealTrain has been organized for Sanchez’s son, Xander, and Xander’s mother, Madi. As of press time, $2,290 has been raised, out of a $500 goal; five people have donated restaurant gift cards; and 14 spots have been filled to drop off a meal.

To contribute, visit mealtrain.com/trains/8zm5zn.

According to reports, Sanchez was operating a motorcycle and was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, which occurred approximately 7:25 p.m. at the intersection of Weaversville Road and Atlas Road, Allen Township.

When Pennsylvania State Police-Troop M, Bethlehem, arrived at the scene and began investigating, “it was determined a 2006 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6, operated by [Sanchez], was traveling south on Weaversville Road, while a 2015 Acura TLX, operated by a 16-year-old male, and a 2026 Honda CRV, operated by a 55-year-old male of Whitehall, were both traveling north on Weaversville Road,” according to an Oct. 1 news release from PSP-Troop M, Bethlehem.

During the crash investigation, detours were located at Nor-Bath Boulevard and Weaversville Road and at Weaversville Road and Walnut Street in East Allen Township. The roads were reopened approximately 11:50 p.m., PSP-Troop M said.

Investigating the crash are the coroner’s office; PSP-Troop M, Bethlehem; PSP-Troop M Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Specialist Unit and PSP-Troop M Forensic Services Unit; the Allen, East Allen and Northampton fire departments; Northampton Regional EMS; Bethlehem Patrol Unit; and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

This crash remains under investigation.