An Alabama man was killed early Monday when his three-wheeled motorcycle struck a tree, state troopers said.

The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 6:20 a.m. Monday and claimed the life of a Phenix City, Alabama, man.

Aaron C. Fergison, 49, was fatally injured when the 2022 Vanderhall Venice three-wheeled motorcycle he was operating left the roadway and struck a tree.

Fergison was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on U.S. 231 near the 81 mile marker, approximately three miles north of Troy, in Pike County.