BRAZOS COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Joshua Lee Ortiz, of Bryan, Texas, has been identified as the victim in a fatal motorcycle collision Sunday night in Brazos County.

Ortiz, 39, was killed in a motorcycle-versus-vehicle accident near Bryan Sunday night.

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According to reports, Ortiz was operating a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Highway 21 in Bryan, when the bike came into contact with a Dodge Ram pickup truck around 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

Ortiz was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Brazos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 194,851. The population estimate as of July 2018 was 226,758. The county seat is Bryan. Along with Brazoria County, the county is named for the Brazos River, which forms its western border – Wikipedia.