A three-wheeled motorcycle rider died Saturday night after driving past a construction barricade on Hazelgreen Road NE and striking an excavator; Salem’s ninth fatal crash of 2025.
Salem, OR. — A man riding a three-wheeled motorcycle was killed Saturday night after bypassing a construction barricade and crashing into heavy equipment on Hazelgreen Road NE, according to the Salem Police Department.
The crash occurred at approximately 8:38 p.m. near 49th Avenue NE. A passing motorist reported that the motorcycle went around a barricade closing Hazelgreen Road west of 49th Avenue due to ongoing construction. The rider continued into the inactive work zone and collided with the back of an excavator positioned within the site.
First responders pronounced the rider deceased at the scene. Authorities confirmed that next of kin have been notified…