Blount County, TN : A Pennsylvania man was killed Monday afternoon in a motorcycle accident on May 19, 2014

The Blount County Sheriff's Office says a 56-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed in a motorcycle accident on the Dragon Monday.

William Alfred Adamchik, of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at the scene, a news release stated.

The wreck happened shortly after 3:00 p.m. Adamchik was heading south on “The Dragon” on a 2007 Yamaha Sport Bike FZ6.

He came around a curve at mile marker 11 when the rear-end of his motorcycle slid around and Adamchik struck Penley’s vehicle head-on.

Adamchik and his motorcycle landed about 15 feet away on the roadway. Bystanders performed CPR on Adamchik until Rural/Metro Ambulance Service arrived.

The driver of the other vehicle involved, Timothy Penley, 38, of Canton, North Carolina, was not injured.

Adamchik was wearing a Department of Transportation approved full-face helmet.

Penley was wearing his seatbelt, and the airbags in his vehicle deployed.

The Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit is investigating the accident.

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Pennsylvania man killed in motorcycle wreck on 'The Dragon'