OSAGE COUNTY, OK. (THECOUNT) — Cale Turner, a motorcycle rider from Sand Springs, Oklahoma, has died following a crash early Sunday morning in Osage County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

The incident occurred around 5 a.m. when Turner, 30, crashed into a ditch just outside of Sand Springs. Authorities say Turner was transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash.

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Osage County is the largest county by area in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Created in 1907 when Oklahoma was admitted as a state, the county is named for and is home to the federally recognized Osage Nation.