NAZARETH (AP) - Authorities say two motorcyclists were killed in an early morning crash involving a deer on an eastern Pennsylvania highway.

Emergency dispatchers in Northampton County said the crash happened shortly before 2 a.m. Monday on Route 33 in Bushkill Township.State police said Gregory Conroy, 25, of Stroudsburg, and Sean Aris, 25, of Pocono Pines, were heading along the highway when one motorcycle struck the deer.Police said the collision then caused a "chain reaction" crash that involved both motorcycles. Both operators were pronounced dead at the scene.