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JOHNSON CITY — A Johnson City man died Saturday night following a motorcycle crash on North State of Franklin Road, according to the Johnson City Police Department.

Officers responded to the scene around 9:36 p.m. in the 500 block of North State of Franklin, where they found that the driver of a motorcycle had been traveling northbound when he failed to negotiate a curve, struck a curb, and left the roadway.

The motorcycle became airborne and came to rest in a rock-lined culvert.

The driver, identified as Carden Lamb, 35, of Johnson City, was transported to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

The Johnson City Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Team is continuing to investigate the incident.