BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A man was killed Saturday afternoon after his motorcycle crossed the center line, causing him to hit an oncoming car head-on, authorities said.
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 3:45 p.m. on N.C. 181 just north of the 22-mile marker in Burke County.
43-year-old Vincente Alan Adenau was traveling south on a Yamaha motorcycle when he traveled left of center, causing him to collide head-on with a northbound Subaru.
Adenau was ejected from the motorcycle and died from his injuries at the scene.
The driver of the Subaru, 32-year-old Sean Luke Tran of Maiden, was not injured.
Officers investigated the crash and determined that neither speed nor impairment were contributing factors in the collision.
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