MORGANTOWN -- The driver of a motorcycle died in an accident in Morgantown early Sunday afternoon.
According to a press release from the Morgantown Police Department, an unnamed driver was killed when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a GMC pickup truck at the intersection of Don Knotts Boulevard and Smithtown Road. A passenger on the motorcycle was also injured and transported to Ruby Memorial Hospital.
According to the release, the accident occurred around 1 p.m. Sunday when the truck and motorcycle were involved in a "head-on-type collision."
Police have identified the driver of the truck as Edwin Agosto, of St. Joesph, Missouri. Agosto was not injured during the accident, according to the release, but he was charged with driving without a license.
The police department is withholding the names of the deceased motorcyclist and the passenger until their families can be notified.
The accident will be further investigated by police. Anyone who witnessed the accident is being asked to contact the Morgantown Police Department at 304-284-7522.