WAYNE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio troopers say a 61-year-old man died Wednesday afternoon in an e-bike crash.

It happened around 3:15 p.m. on Harrison Road in Franklin Township.

Troopers have identified the victim as Mervin D. Troyer, of Fredericksburg.

According to the highway patrol, the driver of a 2012 Ford van struck the e-bike from behind, sending it off the roadway and ejecting Troyer.

Troopers say Troyer died on scene; he was not wearing a helmet.

The van driver, a 19-year-old man from Millersburg, was not hurt in the crash. The highway patrol says he was wearing his seatbelt.

Troopers will continue investigating.

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