A Beckley teenager was killed after being thrown from his motorcycle Saturday night.

It happened at about 9:45 at the intersection of Robert C. Byrd Drive and Maxwell Hill Road.

Beckley Police said 18-year-old John Thomas Scott II was riding south on Byrd Drive.

He was making a left onto Maxwell Hill when he and the driver of a Ford Tempo collided.

Scott was thrown from his bike.

He was taken to Raleigh General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators said the teenager was wearing a helmet at the time.

The driver of the car suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators are still looking into who's at fault.