A motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of a wreck in Dawson County on Wednesday evening.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, Elijah Cain Simmons, 21, of Baldwin, was traveling southbound on Ga. 9, when he lost control of the motorcycle while negotiating a right curve. The motorcycle crossed the center line and hit a pickup truck that was traveling northbound, according to a news release.

The driver of the truck was not injured.