(KNZA)--A Hiawatha man was killed in motorcycle crash Thursday in Brown County. 

The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened on U.S. 73 Highway about one mile south of the Nebraska-Kansas state line.

The Patrol reports 51-year-old Luke Scheidt was southbound when for an unknown reason his 2005 Yamaha motorcycle left the roadway, crossed a driveway and overturned.

Scheidt, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Patrol says the crash was reported around 5 p.m., but its unknown at this time when it occurred.