A man died Saturday night after his three-wheeled motorcycle struck an excavator on Hazelgreen Road NE near 49th Avenue NE in Salem, Oregon. The crash happened around 8:38 p.m. in a construction area that was not active at the time.
Police said the rider went past a closed barricade before the collision. The Traffic Team is investigating the cause. This is the ninth traffic fatality in Salem in 2025. The victim’s family has been notified…