(KNZA)--A Kansas City, Kansas man died Saturday night after being thrown from his motorcycle in Jefferson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reports 57-year-old Michael Greene was eastbound on K-16 Highway, just west of Wellman Road, when he failed to negotiate a curve.  Greene was thrown from his Harley Davidson motorcycle and landed in a ditch.  The motorcycle came to rest on the right side of the road.

Greene, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash was reported shortly after 9:30.