OCONTO COUNTY, Wis. — A 39-year-old Escanaba man was killed Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle he was operating collided with a truck in Oconto County.

The crash happened about 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of County Trunk Highway S and Schwartz Road in Chase, a small town slightly northwest of Green Bay.

“A preliminary investigation indicates that a truck was stopped at the stop sign on Schwartz Road, facing south. The truck then proceeded into the intersection, where it was struck on the passenger-side box area of the truck by an eastbound motorcycle traveling on CTH S,” the Oconto County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center reported in a news release.

The motorcycle died “as a result of injuries sustained in the crash,” the release stated. Two Oconto Falls, Wis., men in the truck — a 48-year-old driver and his 25-year-old passenger — were released after medical personnel evaluated them on site.

The Oconto County Sheriff’s Office had not released the name of the man killed as of Monday evening.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family as they deal with the loss of a loved one,” Oconto County Sheriff Todd Skarban stated in the release.

Assisting the Oconto County Sheriff’s Office were Wisconsin State Patrol, Tri-County Fire Department, Oconto Falls Ambulance Service, the Brown County Medical Examiner’s Office, the Oconto County Highway Department and Larry’s Towing.

The crash remains under investigation by the Oconto County Sheriff’s Office, the Wisconsin State Patrol and the Brown County Medical Examiner’s Office.