Union, KY : Motorcyclist in Kentucky charity ride killed in accident on Route 338 in Union on Saturday, April 16, 2016

Authorities say a motorcyclist who had been participating in a fundraiser has died in an accident.

Media outlets report 46-year-old Chester Morling of Guilford, Indiana, was involved in a three-vehicle accident Saturday on Kentucky Route 338 in Union.

The Boone County Sheriff's Office says in a news release that Morling's motorcycle crossed the center line and collided with a pickup truck and another motorcycle.

Morling was riding in a motorcycle event to raise money for the Rabbit Hash General Store, which was heavily damaged in a fire in February. Hundreds of motorcyclists participated in the event.

Morling, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene. The release stated he was not wearing a helmet. The driver of the other motorcycle was taken to a Cincinnati hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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Motorcyclist in Kentucky charity ride killed in accident