A Lewiston motorcyclist was killed Sunday night when he was involved in a head-on collision with a car on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth.

Jon Rivard, 47, was riding a 2011 Harley-Davidson at about 8:15 p.m. when he entered the interstate from the exit 15 south off-ramp. He was then hit by a 2010 Honda Accord, according the Maine Department of Public Safety.

Rivard was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Honda Accord, who is from Brunswick, was not injured.

The Maine State Police responded to a crash near mile marker 16.

A section of the southbound lanes of I-295 were closed to traffic for about 2½ hours following the collision.

The crash remained under investigation Monday, according to police.

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