GAFFNEY, SC (FOX Carolina) – The Cherokee County Coroner’s Office says a man has died following a motorcycle accident Wednesday.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) reports that a 2005 Honda motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Hopewell Road near SC Highway 5 around 1:21 pm Wednesday.

A 2012 Rollback wrecker was stopped while westbound on Hopewell Road while attempting to make a left turn, SCHP said.

According to police, the motorcycle left the right side of the road, overturned and slid back onto the roadway under the wreckage.

The Cherokee County Coroner identified the motorcycle driver as Mark David Cook, 47, and said Cook was not wearing a helmet when he was thrown from the motorcycle.

He died of his injuries at Cherokee Medical Center shortly after 2:30 p.m

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