Missoula, MT : Motorcyclist dies in crash with pickup truck on U.S. Highway 93 near Arlee on Sunday, March 22, 2015

A 30-year-old man died when the motorcycle he was riding crossed into the path of a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 93 in western Montana.

The Montana Highway Patrol says the man was southbound near Arlee at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday when his motorcycle crossed into the northbound lanes and struck an oncoming pickup head-on. The Missoula County coroner's office says Raymond Gene Cook died at the scene. The patrol had said the victim was from North Dakota, but the coroner's office said he was from Missoula.

The pickup caught fire, but the man who was driving was able to get out before emergency crews arrived.

The crash and fire closed the highway for just over two hours. The crash remains under investigation.

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Motorcyclist dies in crash with pickup near Arlee