Motorcyclist killed in PC

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a backhoe in Pickens County Sunday evening. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 6pm on Old Easley Bridge Road when the driver of a backhoe turned in front of a motorcycle. The driver of the 2007 Suzuki motorcycle was thrown and died at the scene. Troopers report that the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet.