AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle that happened on Friday on Route 250.

State troopers were dispatched at 10:52am to the crash on Route 250 near the 300 block of Three Notch Mountain Highway. Officials say the preliminary investigation indicates that a white Harley-Davidson motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Route 250 from Waynesboro when it lost control in a sharp curve, crossed into the westbound travel lane, and struck a 2008 Lexus SUV head-on. The Lexus was pulling a small, enclosed trailer.

The motorcycle operator, Hillary Beth Bostic, 34, of Grottoes, succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash.

The driver and passenger in the Lexus were not injured.

Police say speed and alcohol are not considered factors in the crash. No charges are pending. The crash remains under investigation.