A motorcyclist died Sunday evening in a crash along Highway 20 east of Sweet Home.

Oregon State Police and first responders were called out just before 7 p.m. on reports of a motorcycle crash on Highway 20 near milepost 55, about 25 miles east of Sweet Home.

Investigators say that Mark Nelson, 57, of Lebanon, lost control and crashed his Harley Davidson motorcycle into the westbound embankment.

Nelson was pronounced dead at the scene.