BROOKINGS, Ore. -- A Sisters motorcyclist was killed in a three-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on U.S. Highway 101 in Curry County, Oregon State Police reported Wednesday.

OSP and other agencies responded around 12:40 p.m. Sunday to the crash on Highway 101 near milepost 352.

Troopers said a preliminary investigation found that a black Triumph motorcycle operated by Louis Henry Vowell III, 36, of Sisters, was traveling northbound on the highway near the Cape Ferrelo Viewpoint at a high rate of speed when he tried to overtake several vehicles in a passing lane.

When he entered the passing lane, Vowell's motorcycle struck the rear of a gray Mazda CX-5 driven by Russell Keith Moore, 56, of Pulaski, Arkansas, which was turning westbound into the viewpoint, OSP said.

The rider was thrown from the motorcycle and was struck by a gray Mercedes Sprinter van driven by Jeffrey Alan Ludwick, 58, of Rogue River.

Vowell was pronounced deceased at the scene, troopers said. 

The other two drivers and their three adult passengers reportedly were not injured.

The crash and investigation affected Highway 101 for about two hours.

OSP was assisted at the scene by the Curry County Sheriff’s Office, Cape Ferrelo Rural Fire Department, Brookings Fire & Rescue, Cal-Ore Life Flight, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.