IRON MOUNTAIN — A motorcyclist died following a crash in Iron Mountain, the Michigan State Police Iron Mountain Post reported.

MSP said troopers from the post responded to a two-vehicle personal injury crash at approximately 3:43 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Lake Antoine Road and East Grand Boulevard. The investigation determined that a motorcycle, operated by a 34-year-old Iron Mountain male who was wearing a helmet, was traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed when it struck a city of Iron Mountain Public Works mower.

A city employee crossing the roadway was operating the mower, MSP said.

The operator of the motorcycle suffered fatal injuries at the scene. The operator of the mower was uninjured. Excessive speed is believed to be a factor. The investigation is ongoing. Assisting at the scene were the Iron Mountain Police Department, Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, Iron Mountain Fire Department and Integrity Ambulance.